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Britain Cracks Down On Nigerian Bank Over Money Laundering Failures
Britain has fined the UK subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank 7.6 million pounds for what it says are more failures in the bank’s anti-money-laundering systems and procedures. The Financial Conduct Authority in a statement on Tuesday shared that “these deficiencies were frequently brought to GT Bank’s attention by internal and external sources, including the…
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How Commercial Banks Performed In H1’ 2022
With over six months gone in the year, 2022, commercial banks in Nigeria have begun to disclose their profit before tax for the first half of the year. Profit before tax (PBT) is a measure of a company’s profitability that looks at the profits made before any tax is paid. It matches all the company’s…
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How Bank Profitability Performed in Q1 2022 (2)
Commercial banks in Nigeria have paid N25.1 billion as account maintenance fee in the first quarter of this year (Q1’22). This represents a 17 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase when compared to N21.4 billion the customers of those banks paid in the corresponding period of 2021, Q1’21. The Account Maintenance Fee (AMF) is the annual amount…
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How Bank Profitability Performed in Q1 2022 (1)
Findings by Twentyten Daily has shown that three Nigerian banks have recorded a cumulative amount of N104.8 billion in the first quarter of the year. Profit Before Tax (PBT) is the measure of the company’s profit before the payment of corporate income tax. It is listed on the income statement of the company. The primary…
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In 2020, 477,405 Complaints Were Unresolved In Four Banks
Within a period of one year spanning January 1 to December 31, 2020, four top banks in Nigeria recorded a total of 477,405 unresolved customer complaints. The banks are Zenith, Guaranty Trust Bank, United Bank for Africa and Access Bank. The figures were arrived at after analysing the 2020 annual financial reports of the banks.…