***Appoints NDIC As Official Liquidator
Following the revocation of the operating licenses of 46 Microfinance Banks (MFBs) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on July 1, 2026, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has been appointed as the official Liquidator, pursuant to Section 12 (2) of BOFIA 2020, and Section 55 (1 & 2) of the NDIC Act 2023.
It is in this capacity that the Corporation wishes to inform the depositors of the banks in particular and the general public in general that the affected institutions are no longer authorized to conduct banking business in Nigeria.
Consequently, members of the public are strongly advised against any unauthorized transaction with the closed banks, or any attempt by individuals to remove, conceal, retain, or interfere with the assets, records, or properties of the banks, as this may constitute a violation of the law that could attract appropriate legal consequences.
The NDIC has commenced the process of the orderly closure of the failed banks with their immediate takeover, verification and payment of insured sums to eligible depositors.
Depositors and the general public would be duly informed on an ongoing basis on further steps to be taken regarding the liquidation exercise.
The list of the affected MFBs is as follows:
S/NO
MFB CATEGORY STATE
1 Minji-Se Churchill MFB Tier 1 Rivers
2 Merchant MFB Tier 2 Abia
3 Janmaa MFB Tier 1 Kwara
4 Busu MFB Tier 2 Niger
5 Gold MFB Tier 1 Lagos
6 Zain MFB (foremerly Dawakin Tofa MFB) Tier 2 Kano
7 Bompai MFB Tier 1 Kano
8 Ajwa MFB (Formerly Gezawa) Tier 2 Kano
9 Now Now Digital MFB Tier 2 Kano
10 Crystabel Microfinance Bank Tier 1 Bayelsa
11 Chanelle MFB State Lagos
12 Abia SME MFB Tier 1 Abia
13 Kamba MFB Tier 2 Kebbi
14 Iwade MFB Tier 2 Ogun
15 Winview MFB Tier 1 Abuja
16 Zuru MFB Tier 2 Kebbi
17 Minjibir MFB Tier 1 Kano
18 Shanono MFB Tier 2 Kano
19 Sumaila MFB Tier 2 Kano
20 Rimin Gado MFB Tier 2 Kano
21 Mwaghavul MFB State Plateau
22 Sycamore MFB Tier 2 Kano
23 TOFA MFB Tier 2 Kano
24 Safegate MFB Tier 1 Lagos
25 Creekline MFB Delta Tier 2
26 Bestar MFB Tier 1 Oyo
27 Livingspring MFB Tier 1 Cross River
28 Apple MFB Tier 2 Ogun
29 Stanford MFB State Uyo
30 Frontline MFB Tier 2 Anambra
31 Zafec MFB Tier 2 Kaduna
32 Supreme MFB Tier 1 Lagos
33 Bejin-Doko MFB Tier 2 Niger
34 Kanopoly MFB Tier 1 Kano
35 Bellbank MFB formerly Tsanyawa Tier 2 Kano
36 Yeneng MFB Tier 2 Plateau
37 Creditville MFB Tier 1 Lagos
38 MBAG MFB Tier 1 Lagos
39 STRAIGHT SAHARA MFB Tier 1 Benue
40 OURPASS MFB Tier 2 Ondo
41 VERDANT MFB Tier 1 Lagos
42 BASAWA MFB Tier 2 Kaduna
43 CASHA MFB Tier 2 Abuja
44 ESTEEM MFB Tier 2 Kano
45 ENTERPRENEUR MFB Tier 1 Lagos
46 AVANTUS MFB Tier 2 Osun
Hawwau Gambo
Head, Communication & Public Affairs Department
July 1, 202
