The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licenses of 132 Microfinance Banks, three finance companies and four primary mortgage banks.
The list of affected Microfinance banks include Atlas Microfinance Bank; Bluewhales Microfinance Bank; Everest Microfinance Bank; Mainsail Microfinance Bank; Nopov Microfinance Bank; Ohon Microfinance Bank; Premium Microfinance Bank and Statesman Microfinance Bank.
Others include Manny Microfinance Bank; Reality Microfinance Bank; Osina Microfinance Bank; Zikado Microfinance Bank; Taraba Microfinance Bank, Ndiagu Microfinance Bank, among others.
TFS Finance Limited and Treasures & Trust Limited also had their licenses revoked by the CBN.
The affected primary mortgage Banks which also lost their licenses are Resort Savings & Loans, Safetrust Mortgage Bank, Adamawa Savings & Loans and Kogi Savings & Loans.
In the Federal Government of Nigeria Official Gazette released, the apex bank said the Microfinance Banks, Finance Companies and Primary Mortgage Banks have ceased to carry on, in Nigeria, the type of business for which their licences were issued for a continuous period of six months.
According to the Gazette signed by CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, the affected institutions also failed to fulfil or comply with the conditions subject to which their licences were granted.
They also failed to comply with the obligations imposed upon them by the Central Bank of Nigeria in accordance with the provisions of Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020, Act No. 5.
