List of banks in Nigeria

Official Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria

Capital City: Abuja

Currency: Naira (NGN)

Continent: Africa Country: Nigeria Total Banks: 41

Welcome to the bankinfobook directory of financial institutions in Nigeria. Below is the verified list of 41 banks operating in Abuja and throughout the region, audited and cross-referenced for 2025.

Nigeria holds 21.37 tonnes of gold reserves, a hard-asset buffer factored into its broader financial resilience profile. Foreign exchange reserves equal roughly 12.06% of GDP, indicating a limited external liquidity buffer relative to economic output.

97.6% of Nigeria's 41 listed banks connect directly to SWIFT, a ratio that places the country in the 'Integrated' tier of the Bankinfobook Financial Connectivity Index.

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9 PSB bank

SWIFT: IPSBNGLA

Access bank

SWIFT: ABNGNGLA

Afrexim bank

SWIFT: PASSNGLA

Citi bank

SWIFT: CITINGLA

Coronation bank

SWIFT: CMBBNGLA

Ecobank

SWIFT: ECOCNGLA

FBN Quest bank

SWIFT: KDHLNGLA

FCMB bank

SWIFT: FCMBNGLA

Fidelity bank

SWIFT: FIDTNGLA

First bank

SWIFT: FBNINGLA

FSDH bank

SWIFT: FSDHNGLA

Globus bank

SWIFT: GLOUNGLA

Greenwich bank

SWIFT: GMBLNGLA

GT bank

SWIFT: GTBINGLA

Hope PS bank

SWIFT: HPSBNGLA

Industry bank

SWIFT: BOIYNGLA

Jaiz bank

SWIFT: JAIZNGLA

Keystone bank

SWIFT: PLNINGLA

Lotus bank

SWIFT: LOTUNGLA

Mainstreet bank

SWIFT:

Money Master bank

SWIFT: MMPSNGLA

NEXIM bank

SWIFT: NEXMNGLA

Nova Merchant bank

SWIFT: NVMBNGLA

Optimus bank

SWIFT: OPTSNGLA

Parallex bank

SWIFT: PARANGLA

Polaris bank

SWIFT: PRDTNGLA

Premium Trust bank

SWIFT: PTRUNGLA

Providus bank

SWIFT: UMPLNGLA

RMB bank

SWIFT: FIRNNGLA

Signature bank

SWIFT: SNIGNGLA

Standard Chartered bank

SWIFT: SCBLNGLA

Standic IBTC bank

SWIFT: SBICNGLX

Sterling bank

SWIFT: NAMENGLA

Sun Trust bank

SWIFT: SUTGNGLA

Tajbank

SWIFT: TAJJNGLA

Titan Trust bank

SWIFT: TTRUNGLA

UBA bank

SWIFT: UNAFNGLA

Union bank

SWIFT: UBNINGLA

Unity bank

SWIFT: ICITNGLA

Wema bank

SWIFT: WEMANGLA

Zenith bank

SWIFT: ZEIBNGLA

✓ Verified: This entry was personally compiled and reviewed by Milan Ignjatovic using primary sources.

Founder & Sole Curator, Bankinfobook | Master Manager of ICT · Graduated Economist

Last Data Review: July 26, 2025

Verified List of Banks in Nigeria (2025 Update)