adsEnhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement (EFInA) will release the findings of the ninth Access to Financial Services in Nigeria (A2F) Survey at the Official Launch event of the A2F 2026 Survey Report on September 16, 2026, in Abuja, Nigeria.
The A2F Survey, conducted biennially since 2008, remains Nigeria’s most comprehensive source of demand-side data on financial inclusion, tracking how Nigerians use formal and informal financial services to meet daily needs, plan for emergencies, protect their future, and cope. The 2026 edition follows the 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2023 rounds, providing more than 17 years of longitudinal data.
The A2F Survey captures both financial and non-financial data, which has served as a credible source of information for various actors, including financial services, the development sector, policymakers and regulators, including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), the National Pension Commission, and others, in formulating regulations and policies.
Framing the survey’s significance and what it asks of the sector, Foyinsolami Akinjayeju, chief executive officer of EFInA, said, “Demand-side evidence at this scale is national economic infrastructure. Nine rounds have given Nigeria a continuous record of how households behave through reform, shock and recovery.
