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Shareholders of Nigeria’s biggest lenders walked away from the 2025 financial year with a story of two markets. Six banks cleared the Central Bank of Nigeria’s eligibility test and pushed out a combined N1.27 trillion in dividends, according to findings published by Financial Vanguard. Five others, profitable on paper and in some cases record…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared the country’s development finance sector critically undersized and in urgent need of a total overhaul. Speaking at the World Bank’s Nigeria Development Update in Abuja, CBN Deputy Governor Mohammed Sani Abdullahi revealed a staggering ₦230 trillion financing gap for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Nigeria’s current…
Nigeria’s lenders are currently engaged in a frantic scramble for cash. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the industry has successfully mobilised ₦4.05trn to meet new, more aggressive capital thresholds. Of the 33 banks under the microscope, 20 have already crossed the finish line. The remaining 13 are staring at a clock that…
