Just In: Central Bank Close Down Popular Online Banks, 45 Other Microfinance Firms

Just In: Central Bank Close Down Popular Online Banks, 45 Other Microfinance Firms

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in a circular released today, July 1, 2026 has revoked the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks across the country with effect from immediately.

Here are the list of Revoked Microfinance Banks:

  1. Minji-Se Churchill MFB
  2. Merchant MFB
  3. Janmaa MFB
  4. Busu MFB
  5. Gold MFB
  6. Zain MFB (formerly Dawakin Tofa MFB)
  7. Bompai MFB
  8. Ajwa MFB (Formerly Gezawa)
  9. NOW NOW DIGITAL MFB
  10. Crystabel Microfinance Bank
  11. Chanelle MFB
  12. Abia SME MFB
  13. Kamba MFB
  14. Iwade MFB
  15. Winview MFB
  16. Zuru MFB
  17. Minjibir MFB
  18. Shanono MFB
  19. Sumaila MFB
  20. Rimin Gado MFB
  21. Mwaghavul MFB
  22. Sycamore MFB
  23. TOFA MFB
  24. Safegate MFB
  25. Creekline MFB
  26. Bestar MFB
  27. Livingspring MFB
  28. Apple MFB
  29. Stanford MFB
  30. Frontline MFB
  31. Zafec MFB
  32. Supreme MFB
  33. Bejin-Doko MFB
  34. Kanopoly MFB
  35. Bellbank MFB (formerly Tsanyawa)
  36. Yeneng MFB
  37. Creditville MFB
  38. MBAG MFB
  39. STRAIGHT SAHARA MFB
  40. OURPASS MFB
  41. VERDANT MFB
  42. BASAWA MFB
  43. CASHA MFB
  44. ESTEEM MFB
  45. ENTREPRENEUR MFB
  46. AVANTUS MFB