About

The Nigerian banking group First City Monument Bank (FCMB) offers retail, corporate and investment banking services to both institutional and retail clients. The bank has captured headlines recently with the introduction of electronic banking, which has increased efficiency in its service provision and accounts for the drastic reduction in operating costs, both on the part of FCMB and its customers. Over the past several years, FCMB has formulated a vision to be the premier financial services group of African origin and its legal team’s culture currently reflects this objective perfectly.

Led by Olufunmilayo Adedibu, the department is recognised for its endless ambition to achieve the highest possible level of professional excellence, built on high ethical principles and proactively contributing value to FCMB. The team is also known for its ability to seamlessly generate legal solutions to anticipated risks, ensuring that the bank is protected from future liability and that a business opportunities are not lost. Highly rated by their colleagues and widely respected in Nigeria’s financial sector, the team has demonstrated a wide capacity to approach commercial transactions from a practical perspective and provide non-trivial opinions and advice on issues arising in the course of important deals.