Have you ever wondered just how many banks you can find here in Nigeria?. Well here is a comprehensive and detailed list of banks in Nigeria, their unique products and services.
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List Of All Banks in Nigeria
Access Bank
Access bank is a Nigerian multinational commercial bank owned by Access Bank group. It was created in 1989 in Nigeria and is among the top leading banks in Nigeria. It is specifically the fifth largest among the banks in Nigeria in terms of loans, deposits and branch offices. It also has subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom. 
In 2012, it acquired the intercontinental bank and in 2008, Fin Bank. Presently it has well over 5.7 million customers, 309 branches and 1600 Automated machines. its headquarters is in Lagos like a lot of other banks in Nigeria.
Access bank is also among the leading banks in Nigeria which has taken banking to another level. You can now make transactions from your Access bank account using its three unique platforms: Internet banking, Access bank Mobile banking and Access bank USSD transfer system. Transfer of money funds from your account to other bank accounts in Nigeria just got easier.
CitiBank
Citibank is another one of the major banks in Nigeria founded in 1984. It was formerly known as Nigeria International bank and it is the oldest international bank among other banks in Nigeria. it was renamed in 2008 to fully attune to its global brand and identity. It has well over 13 branches in Nigeria especially in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Warri, Port Harcourt, And Bonny. Its headquarters is in Victoria Island Lagos like other banks of Nigeria.
Citibank is a major bank in the world. It was formerly called Bank of New York and later First National City Bank of New York. It was founded in the year 1812.
Diamond Bank
Diamond Bank is a Multinational financial services provider in Nigeria. It was founded on December 20, 1990. It has its headquarters in Lagos (like almost all the banks in Nigeria) and it is among the largest banks in Nigeria. Over 240 branches, in Nigeria, 20 branches in the Benin Republic, 2 branches in Senegal, Togo and Cote d’Ivoire. It was the first bank in Africa to be listed on the professional Security Market in London Stock exchange.
Diamond Bank also boasts of innovative banking platforms as with a lot of other banks in Nigeria which you can access and make transactions anywhere in the world including sending funds to friends and family everywhere in Nigeria. this includes Diamond bank internet banking, Diamond bank mobile banking. Diamond bank transfer code services.
Ecobank Nigeria
Ecobank Plc a is among the largest banks in Nigeria. It was founded in 1986 and has its headquarters in Lagos like most banks in Nigeria. It is among the five largest banks in Nigeria and stands as the second largest bank in Nigeria. It is part of a larger unit known as Ecobank, headquartered in Lome, Togo. it has a lot of affiliates in West, Central and East Africa having over 1,000 branches in the world. It currently has well over 610 branch offices in Nigeria. In 2011, it expanded taking in former Oceanic Bank.
Ecobank offers innovative platforms where one can transfer money from your Ecobank account with ease as with a lot of banks in Nigeria, check account balance and perform all banking desires with convenience. They include Ecobank internet banking, Ecobank Mobile banking and Ecobank transfer code services.
Fidelity Bank Nigeria
Fidelity Bank Plc was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Lagos state like other banks in Nigeria. In 2011, it was capitalized as 7th Capitalized bank among the banks in Nigeria. It is also among the largest banks in Nigeria with about 239 branch offices. Currently, it has established a Foundation Called “The Fidelity Helping hands programmes” which focuses on education. 
Fidelity bank also offers beautiful and awesome banking platforms that offer you banking at your doorsteps. It is among the banks in Nigeria that gives you access to your bank account anytime any-day with ease. They include Fidelity internet banking, Fidelity mobile banking and Fidelity Bank transfer code services.
First Bank of Nigeria
First Bank Nigeria is a Multinational bank and financial service provider in Nigeria founded in the year 1984 and is headquartered in Lagos state. It has well over 790 branches in Nigeria and is acquiring more. It is among the five largest banks in Nigeria and is actually the largest bank in Nigeria. it also has well over 750 locations across Africa, United Kingdom, Abu Dhabi, Beijing and Johannesburg. In 2015, it was named by the Asian Banker as the Best Retail Bank in Nigeria and it held that award for 5 consecutive years (2011-2015). It currently has a customer base of about 10 million alone in Nigeria. In 2014, it received yet another award as the Most innovative bank in Africa by the EMEA Finance Banking awards 2014. It was formerly called Bank of British West Africa when it began operations in Nigeria.
The First bank is also among the banks in Nigeria that offer innovative platforms to ease of the stress associated with traditional banking methods. These platforms include First Bank Internet banking, First Bank Mobile banking and First bank USSD transfer code services. You can now transfer funds from your First bank account to any other account with ease and comfort and access all other juicy banking services.
First City Monument Bank (FCMB)
First City Monument Bank knew popularly as FCMB was founded in the year 1982 and is the first among the banks in Nigeria to be created without foreign support. Its headquarters is in Lagos. In the year, 2012The FCMB bank acquired Fin bank. FCMB has a number of non-bank subsidiaries in Lagos, London, and Abuja. It currently has well over 310 bank branches in Nigeria and is among the largest banks in Nigeria. It is the 7th largest among the banks in Nigeria. It also has a representative office in South Africa.
FCMB is also among the innovative banks in Nigeria that offers internet banking platforms. This is like a lot other major banks in Nigeria. You can now send and receive funds from your FCMB account without having to leave your comfort zone.
Stanbic IBTC Bank
Stanbic IBTC Holdings is a large financial services holding company in Nigeria, they also have many subsidiaries with banking stock, brokerage, investment advisory, pension and trustee businesses.
Stanbic IBTC is a member of the Standard Bank group, a large financial services firm based in South Africa. The Standard Bank is the largest banking group in Africa with operations in 20 African countries and 13 countries outside. In Nigeria, Stanbic IBTC bank came as a merger between Stanbic bank Nigeria Limited and IBTC Chartered Bank plc in 2007. It is headquartered in IBTC place. Victoria Island, Lagos state.
Stanbic IBTC is also among the banks in Nigeria that offers innovative platforms and applications destined to ease of all banking discomfort.They include the Stanbic IBTC internet banking and the Stanbic IBTC mobile banking app.
Skye Bank ->> Polaris Bank
Skye Bank is a commercial bank based in Nigeria. It is among the biggest banks in Nigeria. Skye bank is also a large financial service holder in West and Central Africa. Its major headquarters is in Victoria Island Lagos and the bank has many subsidiaries in Sierra Leone, Republic of Guinness, Liberia, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The bank began its services in Nigeria in the year,1989 and was the first bank to introduce a Naira denominated Mastercard debit card, called “MasterCard verve” in Nigeria. Skye bank maintains about 260 branches in all parts of Nigeria. Skye bank was formed in the ear 1989 as Prudent Bank and was merged with 4 other banks in 20006 to form what is now known as Skye bank. In 2014, the bank also acquired the Mainstreet Bank formerly known as Afribank.
Skye Bank is among the major banks in Nigeria that offer secure and online platforms to make all banking and financial transactions, easily and comfortably. You can now transfer funds from your sterling bank account, check your account balance and do a lot of goody-goody stuff at your comfort and without stress.
Sterling Bank
Sterling Bank is a full service national commercial bank in Nigeria. It was founded in the year. It was founded in the year 1960 and is headquartered in Lagos. Originally the bank was licensed as Nigeria’s first merchant bank in1969 before it became one of the commercial banks in Nigeria.
Sterling bank offers numerous specialized services ranging from Private Banking and Wealth Management and Sterling Alternative Finance.
Apart from its numerous specialized services, it also has exciting platforms as seen with other major banks in Nigeria where you can transfer funds from your sterling bank account with ease and at your comfort and make all other banking exercises.These services include Sterling bank internet banking, Sterling bank mobile app and Sterling bank USSD code services.
United Bank for Africa
United Bank for Africa also called UBA is a multinational financial institution. It is among the best and resilient Banks in Africa. It is headquartered in Lagos. It has many branches in 19 African countries and three global financial centres in London, Paris and New Zealand. UBA boasts of about 8 million customers and 700 business offices. It was founded in the year 1949 and is among the biggest banks in Nigeria it is the first among international banks in Nigeria to be registered under Nigerian Law and the first and only bank t gain a banking license in the Cayman islands in 1988. It was also the first among the banks in Nigeria to open a Money Gram location and the first among the banks in Nigeria to launch Nigeria’s first Cash Deposits.
UBAÂ also overs innovative services like other banks in Nigeria. Exciting platforms that let you access your bank account with ease, transfer funds to any bank in Nigeria and ease all unease associated with the traditional banking processes. These services include UBA internet/ mobile banking service and the UBA USSD transfer code service.
Unity Bank
Unity Bank was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Abuja the Federal capital of Nigeria. The bank currently has about 242 branch offices in Nigeria. It also has operations base on Victoria Island Lagos. It incorporates nine financial institutions with expertise in areas such as corporate banking, retail banking and investment banking.
It is among the banks in Nigeria that offer online banking platforms. It offers USSD banking services like other banks in Nigeria where you can access your account from any kind of mobile device. The internet banking platform is like other banks in Nigeria and incorporates internet banking and banking use of the app (mobile banking platform).
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Wema Bank
Wema Bank Plc is a Nigerian Commercial bank founded in the year, 1945 and has its headquarters in Nigeria. It is the oldest indigenous commercial bank in Nigeria. The Wema Bank is among the smallest banks in Nigeria. Despite being among the smallest, Wema bank also offers online banking services as well as Wema Mobile App to ease all your banking needs as is seen with other banks in Nigeria.
Zenith Bank
Zenith Bank is a multinational financial service in Nigeria. It was founded in the year 1990 and currently has its headquarters in Lagos like a lot of other banks in Nigeria.
Zenith bank is among the biggest banks in Nigeria and has well over 500 branch offices in all states in Nigeria. Zenith bank also has a subsidiary in the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Gambia. It also has representative offices in South Africa and China.
Zenith Bank like most banks in Nigeria offers fast and secure online banking platforms where you can transfer funds with ease from your zenith bank account, check account balance and even open a new Zenith Bank account. The platforms where you can make all these transactions include: Zenith Mobile app, Zenith internet banking platform and the Zenith bank USSD code service. Zenith bank is first among the best banks in Nigeria.
Jaiz Bank
Jaiz Bank is a bank in Nigeria operating under Islamic banking principles. It is a non-interest bank established in the year 2003 in Abuja, its headquarters. It has well over 13 branches in the country and is fast growing in different areas in the country. It is among the smallest banks in Nigeria.
Jaiz bank like other banks in Nigeria also offers e-banking platform where you can make and receive funds, keep track of all your banking transactions etc.
Keystone Bank
Keystone Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Nigeria, founded in2011 and has its headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos like a lot of banks in Nigeria. The bank offers banking services to large corporations, public institutions, Small to medium enterprises etc. The bank is a large financial services provider among the banks in Nigeria.
Keystone bank was formerly called Bank PHB before 2011 and currently has about 150 business offices in Nigeria and subsidiaries in Liberia, Uganda and Banjul. Keystone bank also offers USSD banking feature like a lot of other banks in Nigeria.
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Heritage Bank
Heritage Bank Plc is a commercial bank in Nigeria. It was founded in the year, 1989 and is headquartered in Lagos. It was formerly known as Societe Generale Bank. But was re-branded to Heritage bank in the year 2013. On the 27 January 2015, Enterprise Bank officially transferred its Holdings and ownership to Heritage Bank. Currently, the bank has well over 162 branches and 48 ATM centres in Nigeria.
Heritage bank now offers online banking platforms as with other banks in Nigeria where you can have full access to your Heritage bank account and make all your banking transactions
Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered Plc is a British multinational banking and financial services company. It was founded in the year 1969 and is headquartered in London, England. The bank currently has 1200 branches in different countries nationwide. Standard chartered bank came as a result of a merger between the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China and Standard Bank of British South Africa.
Standard Chartered Bank now offers an online platform called the Standard Bank Internet banking platform where you can keep track of your bank account. This is like a lot of other banks in Nigeria and gives you full access to your account 24 hours daily.
Union Bank of Nigeria
Union Bank of Nigeria is a commercial bank in Nigeria, founded in the year 1917. It has its headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos. In the year 2009, it was rated the 556th largest bank in the world and the 14th largest bank in Africa. It is among the largest banks in Nigeria. It was formerly referred to as Colonial Bank.
Currently, the bank has subsidiaries in the country and outside and is affiliated with some companies in the world. The bank also boasts of many branch offices and ATM outlets in all 36 states in Nigeria.
Union Bank is also among banks in Nigeria that offer a wide range of awesome products and packages such as online platforms where you can send and receive money to your Union bank account and enhance your banking experience. You can now transfer funds from your Union bank account, check your balance and do all major banking transactions with ease and at your comfort.
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB)
Guaranty Trust Bank is also known as GTB or GTbank is a financial multinational bank in Nigeria. it was founded in the year 1990 and is among the largest banks in Nigeria. GTB is one of the largest banks in Nigeria with well over 231 branches, 17 cash centres, 18 e-branches, 41 GTExpress locations and more than 1,166 ATM centres in Nigeria. It is headquartered in Victoria Island, Lagos.
GTB is also among leading banks in Nigeria that offer safe and secure online banking platforms dedicated to enhancing your banking experience. You can now check your GTB account balance online, transfer funds from your GTB account to other banks and so much more. These platforms include GTB internet banking, GTB Mobile banking, and the GTB USSD code service.
Coronation Merchant Bank
Coronation Merchant Bank is amongst the few Merchant banks in Nigeria. it was originally founded as Associated Discount House Limited in 1993. They offer the following services: Wealth management, Asset management, Securities trading, Corporate banking among others.
The coronation Merchant bank is among the banks in Nigeria that offers e-banking facilities to enhance your banking experience.
Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Nigeria
Rand Merchant bank Nigeria is a member of First Rand Group, a top leading African corporate and investment bank and one of the largest financial institutions in Africa. It is among the few merchant banks in Nigeria. It was founded in the year 2013 here in Nigeria.
Among other banking products and services, this bank like other major banks in Nigeria offers e-banking facilities, that is an online banking platform like other banks in Nigeria.
Currently, Rand Merchant bank has a lot of holdings in Nigeria and in 25 other African countries as well as branch offices in Nambila, Botswana, Angola, Kenya, UK, India, China, South East Asia, and the Middle East.
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And there you have it, a full list of all the banks in Nigeria. I had love to know your thoughts and the bank you love.
Reply with a comment stating the bank you love the most and why you do so with a hashtag. For me, I rep UBA, ##UBArocks#.
