FCMB Ltd. is a full service banking group, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. FCMB Ltd. is the flagship company of the First City Group, one of Nigeria’s leading comprehensive financial services providers. From its early origins in investment banking as City Securities Limited in 1977, FCMB (established in 1982) has emerged as one of the leading financial services institutions in Nigeria, one of the top eight lenders in the country with subsidiaries that are market leaders in their respective segments.
FCMB was incorporated as a private limited liability company on April 20, 1982 and granted a banking licence on August 11, 1983. On July 15, 2004, the Bank changed its status from a private limited liability company to a public limited liability company and was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange by introduction on December 21, 2004.
The Bank has witnessed virtually uninterrupted growth for 28 years and employs 1,777 employees spread across every state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with presence in the United Kingdom (through its FSA-authorised investment banking subsidiary, FCMB UK) and a representative office in the Republic of South Africa.
FCMB offers financial services across the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As a leading financial services provider, FCMB is committed to serving the interests of its shareholders, customers, staff and the community.
