Swift code is a code used when doing transactions across the border. It helps you receive and send money to your friends, business partner, or anybody who lives outside your country.
In this post, we shall discuss with you the list of all banks in Nigeria and their respective swift code.
If you want to receive money in Nigeria from abroad, you need to send your Swift code along with other information such as your IBAN code, account number, Bank name, Bank address, etc.
All the details above are the same except your IBAN number and swift code. IBAN is an acronym for International Bank Account Number.
We won’t talk much about IBAN here as our today’s topic is centered on the swift code of all banks in Nigeria. If you want to know more about how to know your IBAN number, please click here to read our guide on that.
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List of all Nigerian banks and their swift codes
| S/N | Bank/Institution | Swift Code | Head Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACCESS BANK PLC | ABNGNGLA | LAGOS |
| 2 | AFRICAN EXPORT-IMPORT BANK | AFXMNGLA | LAGOS |
| 3 | ASSOCIATED DISCOUNT HOUSE LIMITED | ADHLNGLA | LAGOS |
| 4 | CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA | CBNINGLA | LAGOS |
| 5 | CENTRAL SECURITIES CLEARING SYSTEM LIMITED | CSCYNGLA | LAGOS |
| 6 | CITIBANK NIGERIA LIMITED | CITINGLA | LAGOS |
| 7 | DIAMOND BANK PLC | DBLNNGLA | LAGOS |
| 8 | ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC | ECOCNGLA | LAGOS |
| 9 | ENTERPRISE BANK LIMITED | SPRGNGLA | LAGOS |
| 10 | EXPRESS DISCOUNT LIMITED | EDHLNGLL | LAGOS |
| 11 | FIDELITY BANK PLC | FIDTNGLA | LAGOS |
| 12 | FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA LTD | FBNINGLA | LAGOS |
| 13 | FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK | FCMBNGLA | LAGOS |
| 14 | FSDH MERCHANT BANK LTD | FSDHNGLA | LAGOS |
| 15 | GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC | GTBINGLA | LAGOS |
| 16 | HERITAGE BANKING COMPANY LIMITED | HBCLNGLA | LAGOS |
| 17 | JAIZ BANK PLC | JAIZNGLA | LAGOS |
| 18 | KAKAWA DISCOUNT HOUSE | KDHLNGLA | LAGOS |
| 19 | KEYSTONE BANK LIMITED | PLNINGLA | LAGOS |
| 20 | MAINSTREET BANK LIMITED | AFRNNGLA | LAGOS |
| 21 | NIGERIAN EXPORT-IMPORT BANK | NEXMNGLA | LAGOS |
| 22 | RAND MERCHANT BANK NIGERIA LIMITED | FIRNNGLA | LAGOS |
| 23 | SKYE BANK PLC | PRDTNGLA | LAGOS |
| 24 | STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC | SBICNGLX | LAGOS |
| 25 | STANDARD CHARTERED BANK NIGERIA LIMITED | SCBLNGLA | LAGOS |
| 26 | STERLING BANK PLC | NAMENGLA | LAGOS |
| 27 | UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC | UBNINGLA | LAGOS |
| 28 | UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC | UNAFNGLA | LAGOS |
| 29 | UNITY BANK PLC | ICITNGLA | LAGOS |
| 30 | WEMA BANK PLC | WEMANGLA | LAGOS |
| 31 | ZENITH BANK PLC | ZEIBNGLA | LAGOS |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A SWIFT code is a code that can be used to identify the country where a bank is located. It helps people to quickly find it very easily when they want to send money to a bank account overseas by using a platform like WorldRemit, Ria, Western Union, etc.
Swift code helps to ensure your money’s going to the right place.
All SWIFT codes consist of 8 or 11 characters. An 11-digit code refers to a specific branch, while an 8-digit code (or one ending in ‘XXX’) refers to the bank’s head office.
1. First bank: FBNINGLA
2. UBA: UNAFNGLA
3. Access: ABNGNGLA
4. GTBANK: GTBINGLA
5. Zenith bank: ZEIBNGLA
6. Opay: OPAHGB22
7. Kuda: KUDANGBA234, etc.
For more information about all commercial banks in Nigeria and their swift codes, please scroll up once again.
SWIFT code registrations are handled by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT). The term SWIFT is often used interchangeably with BIC, which stands for Bank Identifier Code. Hence, they are not the same.
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