Barely eleven weeks to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recapitalisation deadline, 14 banks have yet to meet the requirement.
Already, 19 Nigerian banks had met the apex bank’s recapitalisation requirements as of January 6, 2025.
Those that have complied with the CBN’s minimum capital benchmark include Access Bank, Fidelity Bank, First Bank, GTBank (GTCO), UBA, Zenith Bank, and twelve others.
But as of the time of filing this report, 14 Nigerian banks had yet to comply.
The banks that have not met the apex bank’s recapitalisation requirement include First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Unity Bank, Keystone Bank, Union Bank (Titan), Taj Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Parallex Bank, and SunTrust Bank.
Others are FBH Merchant Bank, Rand Merchant Bank, Coronation Merchant Bank, Alternative Bank, and other non-interest banks.
However, financial experts have predicted possible mergers and acquisitions ahead of the March 31 deadline.
