Here are the Top 5 Richest Banks in Nigeria you must Know
With over 20 commercial banks, the Nigerian banking industry has maintained its footing as one of the contributive sectors to Nigeria’s economy. Through constant delivery of banking services and the adoption of premium banking facilities, several Nigerian banks have captured the fancies of numerous customers and garnered huge assets.
This post clearly discusses Nigeria’s 5 richest banks with current total assets as the basis for selecting the country’s richest banks.
Access Bank
IMAGE CREDIT: Access bank Established in 1989, Access Bank presently holds massive assets worth #6.4 trillion, giving it a strong footing as Nigeria’s richest bank. Since its establishment and its attainment of operational license from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 1998, Access Bank has continually amassed a large amount of customers.
At the moment, the bank operates broadly across Nigeria through its 400+ branches and 2000+ ATM stands. Over its years of operative banking, Access Bank is known to have successfully merged with various other Nigerian commercial banks including Intercontinental Bank, Diamond Bank (which it merged with in 2019), Marina Bank and Capital Bank.
Zenith Bank
Zenith Bank is a remarkable Nigerian bank to reckon with owing to its excellent use of the Internet in the delivery of services to customers. Established in1990, Zenith Bank presently boasts over 500 branches across Nigeria with a considerable number of ATM stands serving its huge customer base.
The bank claims the second spot among Nigeria’s richest banks owing to its total assets worth #5.9 trillion. Interestingly, Zenith Bank has taken its tentacles of operation beyond Nigeria with operative subsidiaries in several countries including UAE, Ghana, South Africa, Sierra Leone, United Kingdom and China.
First Bank of Nigeria
Initiated in 1894 as Nigeria’s first bank under the brand name Bank of British West Africa, First Bank is unarguably Nigeria’s oldest bank. Over years of operative banking, First Bank of Nigeria has remained among Nigeria’s leading banks in terms of customer base, banking services, revenue and staff base.
As it stands, the bank boasts no less than 10 million customers with whopping assets worth #5.5 trillion. Over and above that, it is interesting that the bank has bagged the prestigious award “The Banker magazine’s Best Bank in Nigeria Award” for a record number of 5 times.
UBA (United Bank for Africa)
United Bank for Africa has gained ground as one of the leading banks in Nigeria and largely across the African continent. Established as far back as 1949, UBA is uniquely touted as the first Nigerian bank to start AI-led Virtual Banking Robot and initiate premium banking facilities such as First Visa Dual Currency Debit Card and First Cash Deposit ATMs.
While UBA elegantly boasts over 15 million customers, the bank further...
