Nigerian banks face critical stress tests starting April 1, 2026, as CBN mandates new risk-based capital requirements to ensure resilience under pressure.
Eight commercial banks have fallen short of the Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) required for international authorisation, the stress test conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has shown. The ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set an April 30 deadline for lenders to submit Board-approved Risk-Based Capital (RBC) ...
DataPro, a Nigerian technology-driven rating agency, has advised banks to begin their portfolio analysis and prepare a baseline data as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) moves towards a risk-based ...
The CBN is shifting from a fixed capital requirement to a risk-sensitive approach. This means banks’ capital needs will now reflect the actual risk in their loan portfolios, rather than a standard ...
DataPro, a Nigerian technology-driven rating agency, has urged banks to commence portfolio assessments and build baseline data as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) moves toward implementing a ...