Mods please use a clearer and actual caption for this post. Firstbank is not shutting the operations 'entirely' for 5 days as u captioned. They have alternative channels which customers can use and that will be running till 5pm on sunday. Secondly all services will be running till 12 noon on thursday and restored by 8am on monday as they said.
Kindly recaption. It will suffice if you say "Firstbank operations to be disrupted due to banking apllication upgrade"

My few cents pls

... get ur facts clearly b4 u make erroneous judgement and derial others for what u r not sure of. domiciliary account tranfers move thru 3 stages; from ur local bank to an intermediary/correspondent bank then to destination bank. The complexity of this process can primarily cause the delay not to mention if thr is any mistake in acc nos of the sender, intermediary bank or even receiving bank.

May be u wl like whr they wl transfer the money in microsec and the receiver won't get it.

I wouldn't say more but to remind us that financial frauds has beget the processes, check n balances that makes banking a bit lengthy. I would rather bank with safety n steady than speed n crash.

Just my thought

BOT4WHAT?:
@eemmyy, you are welcome back! We hope you too will have some gists for us about what happened at Training School just like my generous Kaydagreat, Anything for the house?

thanks BOT though i didn't leave the thread; I'v bn following but not regularly commenting as usual cos the infos r sometimes volatile and i wl not like to furnish info that r not credible. Kay has painted the true picture and I will rather advise that all hopefuls and 2nd Batchers should prepare their minds for the challenges. My piece of advice;
- Try to hear and be heard.
- Seek first to understand and be understood.
- Contribute and be open-minded to be contributed on.
- Synergized with ur colleagues and try to unite with everyone especially in what u say though make ur opinion
- Relate well with facilitators and FBN academy personnels.
- Make use of all the opportunties and facilities provided whether it raise ur interest or not and finally,
- let every sec counts.
Hope to meet U, BOT and all other Hopefuls

kinda enjoying the comments on this thread by determined and commited nairalanders cum FBN Hopefuls.... authentic all the way. wishing everyone the reality of all his/her dreams. Keep keeping Hope Alive

Congrats to all FBN-called 2nd batch. sure hope never dies... 1st batch is rounding off the training on 5th of oct and probably urs training is gonna start on 8th... all the best my dear nairalanders

Dear colleagues; 1st batch training is counting down; time ticking faster; Hopes rising, expectations growing high. Be getting prepared all the hopefuls, for once u r called in the training school, u wl hardly have time for leisures. Highly iinntteennssiivvee. We are in one week attachment for hands-on experiences in banking ops.

''continue to keep hope alive'

nice one @ ops. Many knew these but they don't have the time to communicate it to others. It will be gr8 If you can also get the test questionnaires for identifing one's temperament... Kudos Duke-Nija

[quote author=neris2012][/quote]am sorry nerris for sounding ambigous. debit n credit is d part of accounting we were taught that beats my imagination may be cos I come from a medical background. Decoding the handwriting on the wall is acknowledging the perceived challenges and working proactively to surmount it confidently when u come here (fbn academy).

Congrats for the new invitees; atleast u have leverage to join training when batch 2 commences. All you hopefuls, don't let that hope be taking away from u. From my observation, FBN is retiring the old to make room for U and I. Why worried about Job security while u hv not gotten d job. As long as u are qualified academically and u can show ur competency and relevancy when called, u will stay in FBN as long as u wish.
*keep Hope Alive*
Baba God Deyyyy!!!

counting noss, '+' '-'. debit n credit. neva know it will stl get to this. challenges all day... competitions 4 all dk and harries. base-line as high as sky-scrapper. aluta continua, victoria ascerta. Don't be idle when there is a lot to do, a lot to learn and a lot to prepare for. FBN Hopefuls, decode the handwriting on the text before october comes. It may be short or long depending on ur views n perception But in all ''KEEP HOPE ALIVE''

deko24: @vivicatee.............lols .....so now u know.....
@whizkid.............shes really fine hommie.....do u wanna see her pictures..............loooooolll
@emmy..........i see u

bro., show ur face naa

... about 10 pple joined batch 1 today and one of the facilitator re-echoed upcoming batch 2. *keep hope alive*

Plss house, training in our offer letter was depicted to last for 4 months. personally, i asked the sub-dean of the academy the about the package of the 4 months and she described what vivi have just said. Unless, they have another location they plan for Batch 2, is unlikely that Batch 2 starts soon as some hopefuls are hoping.

@vivy, soo u were that shyooo that... Lol. meet u 2moro

Bbbbbbbbssss

BOT4WHAT?:
@eeemmmyyy, pls check my recent post on your comment in the morning and help me do something about my request, thanks

Bro., gv me time to find out authentically. I don't want to answer u vaguely

Godysien: @Eemmmy: Pls kindly inform me about the latest report on those guys who are yet to get any txt what's their fate will be or if possible any info 4rm d mgt concerning them.Thanks

Gody, if u check my previous posts u will see i wrote of the invitees they turned down cos of one prob or the other in d documentation/medicals. I am sure they must have budgeted the number they want to take and if there is any shortage as per screening they will pick from pool of the assessee, that is why they ask all for contact updates. pls, continue keeping hope alive

whizkidy: Eemmy and vivicatee you guys should locate yourself together with other nairalanders at the academy. The brotherly love must continue.

Whiz I know a veteran when i meet one. U r one .... thanks. I will do that with all d names i hv seen here that is in Batch 1

neris2012:
We are pleased to inform you of your success @ d assessment centre stage of our recruitment process. We will cum bak 2 u with further details and your

Dat was it

nwanne u don't have to worry, that was how it appeared to good number of us even those in d academy now. u can check previous pages on this thread to see the completion. I think the completion reads thus; ... U will be contacted for further details for the recruitment process. keep hope alive

cnwokike: is the accommodation within the first academy?

yes, not upto a stone's throw

whizkidy: @ eemmy you just wrote 4 months. Don't tell me you guys are going to spend 4 months in that place or is it the one month training school and 3 months attachment that is still obtainable?

my bro., everythn is just sounding different nowww. no longer at ease

for the upcoming batch, Is likely that u will be called by the end of the month if the assumption of Batch 1 training is to be 4 weeks intenxive class training and 3 months posting attachments (bear in mind that letter says the training will be 4 4 months, only them know how they planned it). If the training will continue to run in the First academy in Iganmu thruout that 4 months, am afraid to say that batch 2 may be sept. Whichever way or time it comes, keep being hopeful cos it worths it.

Even those that did not receive success sms txt, there is a tendency that u may be invited cos some of my batchmates did not make it through to medicals. And i think for FBN to make these huge financial commitment, they are ready to assimilate as much as they can . So dear pals.... ''let's keep hope alive''

@whiz, I hv bn trying to update since an hour ago but network in Iganmu is not funny. I even lost complete net signals in my etis... Anyway, it will stl go...

Finally, we arrived and waited untill 4pm b4 they offer us our letters (to cover 4 d period of 4 months). Those that came outside Lagos was given an accomodation (believe me is more to imagination than i expected... I mean nice). FBN is to take care of feeding ranging from breakfast, breaktea, lunch and dinner. Sporting facilities was also said to be provided ofwhich they made compulsory in the sms invite that everyone must come with a sport wears. Training is to commence 2moro by 8am and expected to end by 6pm.

For those that did medicals and wasn't invited. The reason might span from common technical error from mgt or inconcurrence of documents provided like age or what-a-view.

The problem might also be from medicals cos a colleague i did medical with wasn't invited and when she came to find out why, she was told that the medical reads pregnancy for her. She insisted she aint pregnant unless what happened in Isaiah has happened to her. Finally she was asked to go to HQ to do confirmatory. Am yet to ask her the thereafter. Funny enough, I heard that a guy was mistakenly pened pregnant untill they sort it out...

@ Whiz, the sms sent indicates that they are going to make use of Lagos centre but not untill tomoro will we know beta...thanks

... same appreciation to nwokike, whizkid, hanny, kaposky, hiiphy, kola, Abby, spicy, Cheeomar, memmie, Gody, Ade, owelyn, kay, dowell, Mc, neris, Collins... all that have make this section worth visiting. May u neva walk alone. May u neva lack whateva it will take to succeed in life. It has been graceful following this section and that graciousness has stirred hope whc neva withered even as I proceeded to training.

Am sure this thread will neva closed untill all the potentials batches are being called.

*let's keep hope alive*

finally, we have gotten to d stage. It's now left for us to act what we hv bn rehearsing snc dec 2011. Congrats to dear colleagues that made it. And for all who are stll hopeful, May his rewarding grace sustain untill u mouth is tired of sayn Abba Father.

Special thanks to all nairalanders especially U that updates correct info, U that share ur knowledge, perceptions, discretion and all statements that have been helpful to thosands of visitors in this forum. Special thanks to the likes of kenny, Bot, deko, emrino, vivicatee,...

coogar:

you really agree with the don on this?

what difference does it make? unilag, maulag or malulag?
the university is owned by the federal government...the vice chancellor
was appointed by the federal government. the federal government pays the
salaries of the staff.....are you saying they cannot name their own establishment
any name they so wish?

if you build a house and rent it to tenants, you need their blessings to paint it?
gate it? put a borehole or whatever? i just believe nigerians have their priorities
misplaced. does the change of name devalue the certificate? does it increase the fees
paid by the students? jonathan is indeed a mumu. if i were the president, i would have
deployed a thousand s.w.a.t. teams to make those unruly tools some target practice.

sometimes i don't blame some commenters who is likely to insult than comment objectively and i will gracefully not tow that line cos ur comment demands a train of abuse to ur narrow mindedness.

Can u pls name govt. Factory that he used funding and paying these institutions if not the tax u and I pays?

Why won't tenants in ur analogy know of their landlord's intentions if he paintss and gates with their tenant's fee? Wake up!!!

creamycharlie: Guys pls let's get sumfin straight, pple dat have not gotten even d first congratulatory msg, do we just put our mind off or is their still any hope?? Peepz dat did medicals today shud b able to tell us plzzzz....

There is... I have gave substantive reasonings in my former posts for u to believe so. I said that sm didn't receive any msg but was later called on phone. Take it from that FBN is doing this recruitment on merit bases. Many pals i met today are as bewildered as i do when we were given employment forms to fill. *keep hope alive*

no

not at all

kennyone: guy feed me on the details of the medical test. Was it just collection of blood samples or other such as urine test as well as scanning was involved?

not just blood and urine. X-ray, BMI(Body Mass index- weight and height), Pulse, Blood pressure. Then, doctors examination which includes details of health history, Family health history, physical body examination, etc.

BOT4WHAT?:
@ eeemmmmyyyy, Congrats for ur success today, please I want to know if FBN are very strict about the age requirement? Example, if a person was 27 yrs+ some months as at February 2012 whereas FBN requirement is not above 27 as at February 2012, did any issue like this come up today? and what is ur advice based on what u saw at FBN today?

My bro., u got nothing to worry about. Just pray to be invited if u hvn't. Age is not a fraction or decimals. Officially, u can either quote u r 1 or 2, neither 1.5 nor 2.2. A lady i met today in d process of doc/med said she is 27 and am sure that today is not her birthday, i.e she is some months older than 27. There is no place they asked 'age : year and month'. Just expect the best cos we must enter feb. 2013 b4 u can say u r 28.

On what i saw today, FBN is quite organize and has reputable/respectable staffs that know their onion to and fro. I think u will not regret working with them

BOT4WHAT?:
@ Kennyone, I'm sorry for being to forward, I did not know that some people are doing today. @ eeeeemmmmmyyyy, please did you confirm when we that received congratulatory message but yet to get sms for medicals/documentation are likely to be invited? Are we going to do training together with batch 1?

Is a bit difficult to answer but i will try. If FBN do not send anyother iv for medicals n docs bw now and sat 2nd Jun then know that the subsequent Batches will have their training on a different time with Batch 1 cos the head there said to my hearing that we will start training by next week. Also, from the look of things, they are rushing the docs/med cos when we got to the hosp., the medical attendat said that they have been waiting for us since 8 in the morn and believe me all the hospital staffs focused on us whc made us not to spend upto an hour there. The fact is that they will still invite and u should wait patiently. I think is worth waiting for. *keep hope alive*

Turlie: @emmyyy!pls der was ds strange no dt cald me like 3times nd says i shd cal her bak bt d no wasnt goin +5471660295.do u knw wthr it cld be fbn?

I dnt know about it and i doubt is from FBN. check that number posted by vivacate