Banks

Diamond Bank Plc began as a private limited liability company on March 21, 1991 (the company was incorporated on December 20, 1990).

Ten years later, in February 2001, it became a universal bank. In January 2005, following a highly successful Private Placement share offer which substantially raised the Bank's equity base, Diamond Bank became a public limited company.

In May 2005, the Bank was listed on The Nigerian Stock Exchange. Moreover, in January 2008, Diamond Bank's Global Depositary Reciepts (GDR) was listed on the Professional Securities Market of the London Stock Exchange. The first bank in Africa to record that feat.

Today, Diamond Bank is one of the leading banks in Nigeria* - respected for its excellent service delivery, driven by innovation and operating on the most advanced banking technology platform in the market.

Diamond Bank has over the years leveraged on its underlying resilience to grow its asset base and to successfully retain its key business relationships.

And like a diamond, our strength makes us even more valued and valuable. Diamond Bank has won several awards including the prestigious "Nigerian Bank of the Year, 2009", the "Most Improved Bank of the Year, 2007" and "Best Bank in Mergers & Acquisition, 2006" all by the  ThisDay Annual Awards.

BA’s has more than 65 years of providing uninterrupted banking operations dating back to 1948 when the British and French Bank Limited (“BFB”) commenced business in Nigeria.

BFB was a subsidiary of Banque Nationale de Crédit (BNCI), Paris, which transformed its London branch into a separate subsidiary called the British and French Bank, with shares held by Banque Nationale de Crédit and two British investment firms, S.G. Warburg and Company and Robert Benson and Company. A year later, BFB opened its offices in Nigeria to break the monopoly of the two existing British owned banks in Nigeria then.

UBA has more than 7 million branhes in Africa including United Kingdom, United States and France. The current UBA formed as a result of merger between the old UBA and Stanard Trust Bank and this has given the company an asset worth 11.901 billion dollars.

Stanbic IBTC is a south african based bank which is alos a memeber of standard Bank Group. It goes by the name Standard Bank in south african. However, in other african countries it bears Stanbic Bank. Tne bank finances major businesses across africa.

Fidelity Bank began operation in 1988, with a different name called Fidelity Union Merchant bank Limited. as the years goes the bank became known for the words as their motto's says "we always keep our words.

They converted into a commericail bank about 11 years later and has continued to keep its word ever since time.

Ecobank Nigeria started opertaion in the 1986 as a Universal bank and has over the years become established as one of the major financial institutions in Nigeria. With assets of over 8 billion dollars on a strong foundation.

The bank recently acquired 100 percent shares of Oceanic bank in a re-consolidation exercise.

The acquisation was due to misappropriation of the bank's capital by some of the director. Oceanuc bank was one of the main banks in Nigeria well known for its crowded bamking halls due to the large number of customers and inefficient service delivery. 

Skye Bank PLC has evolved into one of the top financial institutions in Nigeria, after its very seamless consolidation exercise in 2006.

It operates as a group that provides facets of financial products and services powered by a purpose built technological framework that supports the service delivery process to customers.

With a cumulative wealth of experience that spans over 50 years, Skye Bank is historically one of the oldest banks in Nigeria and West Africa. We are quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange with over 450,000 diverse shareholders with a shareholding structure that puts no more than 5% in the control of any one individual or company.