The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed as untrue reports of some banks lacking adequate capital base, assuring that the Nigerian banking industry is resilient and that banks are fulfilling the different regulatory requirements.
The apex bank made the clarification in a statement on Monday titled, “CBN Assures That Nigerian Banks Remain Resilient”. It was signed by the bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali.
It said: “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to reports in some media outlets suggesting that some licensed commercial banks in the country had failed the CBN’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) for international authorisation.”
“We wish to clarify that the Nigerian banking industry remains resilient as key financial soundness indicators were within the regulatory thresholds as captured in the CBN’s most recent Economic Report of 2023.”
“Furthermore, the CBN is engaging with various critical stakeholders to sustain the level of confidence in the Nigerian financial sector.”
“We, therefore, appeal to Nigerians to disregard the media reports listing banks as failing the Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) stress test for international authorisation as the report did not emanate from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).”
