Only 6 banks pay N1.27trn dividends despite huge profits

***t’s a conservative capital management strategy —CIS Boss

***CBN stopped the dividends —Adonri

By Peter Egwuatu

Only six of Nigeria’s biggest listed banks rewarded shareholders with a combined N1.27 trillion dividend for the 2025 financial year, while five other profitable lenders were barred from making payouts after failing to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s prudential requirements.

Financial Vanguard findings showed that GTCO, Zenith Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, Wema Bank and FCMB passed the apex bank’s dividend eligibility test and declared payouts.