Nigeria, Nov. 5 -- Access Holdings took the top spot as Nigeria's biggest lender by asset, according to PREMIUM TIMES 2025 Annual Banking Report's ranking of banking institutions in Nigeria for 2024.

Two big lenders, comprising United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Zenith took the next positions, mirroring the continued dominant power of the three corporations, which have now led in that metric for two straight years.

The report, a yearly print publication of PREMIUM TIMES now in its fifth year, draws on the annual audited financial reports of the banks, tracking the trends, developments and key events in the banking industry in the previous year, while also bringing the financial performance of banks across major indicators under close scru...