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The banking industry in Nigeria started during the colonial era with the establishment of Colonial Banks, with the primary aim of meeting the commercial needs of the Colonial Government. [ 1] The banking system in Nigeria is regulated through the Central Bank of Nigeria. This apex bank started operation on July 1, 1959.
The history of banking began with the first prototype banks, that is, the merchants of the world, who gave grain loans to farmers and traders who carried goods between cities. This was around 2000 BC in Assyria, India and Sumer. Later, in ancient Greece and during the Roman Empire, lenders based in temples gave loans, while accepting deposits ...
Heritage Bank Plc., usually called Heritage Bank, was a financial services institution.It was one of the commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country's banking regulator, [1] with a national operating license, that offered retail banking, corporate banking, online/internet banking, investment banking and asset management services; its head office was at 143, Ahmadu ...
Wema Bank Plc, commonly known as Wema Bank, is a Nigerian commercial bank.It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria; the regulator of the nation's banking sector. As of 2019, Wema bank operates the largest digital banking system in Nigeria, ALAT By Wema, which is fully in use in all of the nation's thirty six states and federal capital territory.
Union Bank is a large commercial bank, serving individuals, small and medium-sized companies, as well as large corporations and organizations. In July 2009, it was rated the 556th largest bank in the world and the 14th largest bank in Africa. [ 2] As of Mar 31, 2018, the bank's asset base was estimated at NGN1, 381 billion (US$4.1billion).
The Igbo people today are known as the ethnic group that has adopted Christianity the most in all of Africa. [178] The Holy Ghost depicted as a dove on a relief in Onitsha. The Igbo people were unaffected by the Islamic jihad waged in Nigeria in the 19th century, but a small minority converted to Islam in the 20th century. [179]
The naira was introduced on 1 January 1973, [ 9] replacing the Nigerian pound at a rate of £1 = ₦2. [ 10] The coins of the new currency were the first coins issued by an independent Nigeria, as all circulating coins of the Nigerian pound were all struck by the colonial government of the Federation of Nigeria in 1959, with the name of Queen ...
The result of these events is what is known as the "dual banking system". New banks may choose either state or national charters (a bank also can convert its charter from one to the other). At first this new national banking system grew very fast at the expense of state banks, but state banks quickly recuperated as the checking sector began to ...