Billionaire Femi Otedola's First HoldCo H1 profit jumps 83% to $474 million, shares hit record high
Femi Otedola's First HoldCo posted a pre-tax profit of $474 million in the first half of 2026 as its shares hit a record high.
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Femi Otedola's First HoldCo posted a pre-tax profit of $474 million in the first half of 2026 as its shares hit a record high.
First HoldCo shares hit a record N105.50 on Monday, lifting Femi Otedola's stake past $700 million after a 120 percent rally this year.
Femi Otedola's stake in First HoldCo climbed to about $641 million after the Nigerian bank's shares surged 9.97% to a record N95.95 on Friday.
Femi Otedola's stake in First HoldCo rose to about $530 million after the Nigerian bank's shares surged 9.98% to a record close of N79.35.
Femi Otedola says he is writing a second book, Making It Bigger, a follow-up to the award-winning memoir he published in August last year.
Femi Otedola's memoir Making It Big was named first runner-up at the 2026 BCA African Business Book of the Year, awarded in London.
Femi Otedola has recalled his 2005 N200 million donation to his late father Sir Michael Otedola's scholarship scheme, when the award ceremony was chaired by then Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu.
Femi Otedola now holds 9.27 billion shares in First HoldCo worth N575 billion, cementing his position as the bank's largest individual shareholder.
Femi Otedola now owns 20.42 percent of FirstHoldCo, more than any sitting Nigerian banking chairman, and the comparison with Elumelu, Aig-Imoukhede and Ovia tells a compelling story.
Femi Otedola has acquired approximately 680 million FirstHoldCo shares through its recently completed N45 billion private placement, lifting his total stake to 20.42 percent.
Femi Otedola's First Bank has completed a N45 billion ($32.8 million) private placement tranche as FirstHoldCo moves toward a shareholder approved N1 trillion capital base.
Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola, who dropped out of high school at 17 without completing his A-Levels, has completed an executive programme at London Business School at 63.
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Senator Abdulaziz Yari chairs his first Geregu Power AGM on June 30, six months after a $750 million deal handed Nigeria's most valuable listed power company to a new owner.
Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola revisited his record $14 million donation to Save the Children and explained why he measures wealth by lives changed not money accumulated.
FirstHoldCo shareholders approved the N253 billion capital raise at today's 14th AGM, clearing the path for Femi Otedola's N1 trillion paid-up capital target for First Bank of Nigeria.