01/30/2019

Nigeria: Sterling Bank Partners Opportunity Network On Trade

Speaking during the unveiling of the partnership in Lagos on Monday, Managing Director, Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman, said the collaboration would enhance international trade and would allow for interaction of trusted partners.

01/25/2019

Africa: Access bites big and fast with Diamond

The merger, if approved by shareholders and regulators, would create Africa’s largest bank by customers – 29 million – and Nigeria’s largest bank by assets, ahead of long-term leader Zenith Bank.

01/18/2019

RMB Forecasts Sluggish Loan Growth

The aggregate loan book of Nigeria’s banking system is concentrated in two key sectors – services (37%) and oil and gas (23%), together accounting for 60 per cent of the sector’s loan book, though varying across banks, the report stated.