Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola spends $56 million on First HoldCo shares in his largest single purchase
Femi Otedola spent about $56 million on 706 million First HoldCo shares, his largest single purchase since taking the bank's chairmanship.
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Femi Otedola spent about $56 million on 706 million First HoldCo shares, his largest single purchase since taking the bank's chairmanship.
Femi Otedola's First HoldCo has overtaken Zenith and GTCO to become Nigeria's most valuable banking stock, reaching N4.80 trillion.
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'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 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.
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.
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.
Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola announced a $100 million investment in the Dangote refinery during a high-profile executive visit to the Lagos facility on Wednesday.
Aliko Dangote hosted Femi Otedola and First HoldCo executives at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lekki on Wednesday, with both sides framing the visit as a signal of African industrial alignment.
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.
Femi Otedola has spent N43.4 billion buying 549.5 million more FirstHoldCo shares, lifting his total stake to 19.36% in his biggest single purchase since becoming chairman in January 2024.