Group Chairman of First HoldCo., Femi Otedola, has been honoured with the prestigious award as the Activist Investor and Market Maker of the Year at the Nairametrics Capital Market Choice Awards ceremony held last Friday at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

This indeed is the recognition of the role he has been playing in the Nigerian Capital Market and his various strategic moves that have impacted the market positively in over two decades.

FirstHoldCo, First Bank and First Asset Management also received important awards at the prestigious event organised by Nairametrics.

During the event, First HoldCo Plc received the award as the Tier-One Bank of the Year (FUGAZ Bank of the Year), while First Bank predictably won the Agency Bank of the Year award, which is a true reflection of the relevance, spread, strength and strategy of the bank in the agency banking and retail space in Nigeria.

First Asset Management won the Fund Manager of the Year award. This clearly reflects the dominance of the company in the investment-related activities in the Nigerian financial sector.

These awards indeed signify a remarkable reality at the growing status of the First HoldCo Group as a major economic driver in the country’s financial landscape.

Otedola said: “I am delighted at this recognition bestowed on me and the awards won by the companies in the First HoldCo Group. This attests to a collective focus in shaping the future of the Nigerian Capital Market and the strategic synergy in executing effective goals and objectives in the various locations where we operate as a Group.”

Also, the Group Managing Director of First HoldCo Plc., Wale Oyedeji, said: “The awards show the laudable progression the Group is making towards delivering excellent service across the board. This, indeed, will continue unabated.”

Meanwhile, in his opening speech, the Founder/CEO of Nairametrics, Ugo Obi-Chukwu, who reflected on the vision behind the inaugural award, said: ‘The Capital Market Choice Awards is our way of reinforcing the values that drive a robust capital ecosystem-trust, performance and progress.”