Nigeria's First Bank says eyes intl acquisition

LAGOS, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Nigeria's First Bank (FBNP.LG: Quote, Profile, Research) intends to use a planned 500 billion naira ($3.3 billion) bond to help fund merger activity and is planning an international acquisition, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

"We do have plans for an international acquisition, a merger, but we also have our own expansion strategy," First Bank chief executive Bisi Onasanya told a conference call. (For more Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: af.reuters.com/ ) (Reporting by Chijioke Ohuocha; Writing by Nick Tattersall; editing by Elaine Hardcastle)