Ten Nigerian banks showed resilience in 2021 despite competition from financial technology companies as they posted a combined profit after tax of N741.7 billion, IgbereTV reports
The profit for 2021 is an increase by 19 percent or N120 billion when compared to N620.7 billion recorded in 2020 data from the bank’s financial statements shown on the Nigerian Exchange.
The banks surveyed include Eco Bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Fidelity Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) and Jaiz bank,
Others are Zenith Bank, Wema, Unity, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Sterling bank among others.
The likes of Access Bank and First Bank are yet to release their full-year performances.
Among the banks surveyed only GTCO recorded a dip in profit from N201.4 billion in 2020 to N174.8 billion last year.
The gainers’ table was led by Zenith Bank as its profit after tax jumped to N244.5 billion in 2021 compared to the N230.5 billion recorded the previous year.
GT profit is the second biggest followed by Eco Bank’s N143.1 billion which is a massive 324.1% jump when compared to the profit after tax of N33.7 billion posted in 2020.
UBA also recorded an increase in profit of N118.6 billion compared to N109.2 billion in 2020
