Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola gains $138 million on Friday as FirstHoldCo shares hit record high
First HoldCo rose 10% to N162.80 on Friday morning, a record, adding about N182.6 billion to Femi Otedola's stake in a single session.
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First HoldCo rose 10% to N162.80 on Friday morning, a record, adding about N182.6 billion to Femi Otedola's stake in a single session.
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.
FirstHoldCo shareholders gather today for their 14th AGM to vote on raising N253 billion ($183.4 million) in fresh capital toward a N1 trillion ($724.6 million) paid-up base championed by Femi Otedola.
Femi Otedola has made a fresh N43 billion open-market purchase of First HoldCo shares, his biggest single acquisition since taking the chairman's seat in 2024.
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