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Top Places To Apply For Loans in Nigeria
Accessing loans is one of the major necessities in Nigeria.
To get an idea of what sort of loans are available in Nigeria, we decided to find out what funding options are available in the country. We conducted a search on various finance websites and compiled our best picks into this post.
There are so many organisations that grant loans in Nigeria. Some of these organisations are either owned by the Government or owned by private individuals.
This article lists the very functional, top 50 organisations in Nigeria that give loans out.
1. Bank of Agriculture (BOA)
The Bank of Agriculture is a Nigerian government-sponsored bank that provides loans, credits, and other forms of funding for farmers and farming businesses.
They provide products and services such as Agro-processing facilities, Export finance facilities, and many others. They can award loans up to NGN 5 million Naira, and their interest rate is between 7% and 21%.
To apply for a loan at the BOA, you must first:
- Have collateral
- A duly completed application form
- Three recent passport photographs
- A current copy of utility bills
- An initial deposit of NGN 3000
- An existing farmland
- A signed letter from the bank
The Bank of Industry Limited (BOI) is Nigeria’s oldest, largest and most successful development financing institution. It was reconstructed in 2001 out of the Nigerian Industrial Development Bank (NIDB) Limited, which was incorporated in 1964. The bank took off in 1964 with an authorized share capital of 2 million (GBP).
The BOI’s core mandate is to provide financial assistance for the establishment of large, medium and small projects as well as the expansion, diversification and modernisation of existing enterprises; and rehabilitation of existing ones.
Once you meet its requirements, accessing loans from the BOI is not so cumbersome, the BOI is one of the best sources of funds available to Nigerian businesses.
Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN)
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) was conceived by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) in collaboration with global development partners to address the major financing challenges facing Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria.
As the name implies, this bank disburses loans to SMEs. DBN loans can be accessed through PFIs, which include Commercial Banks, Microfinance Banks, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and other Financial Institutions.
DBN loan repayment tenure is flexible (up to 10 years with a moratorium period of up to 18 months) and the interest rates are on a market-conforming and fully financially sustainable basis.
How to get a DBN Loan
You can access the DBN loan through any of these Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) by contacting any of the banks listed below:
NIRSAL Microfinance Bank
The NIRSAL microfinance bank is a CBN licensed institution that offers loans for developmental purposes, mainly to households and MSMEs.
NIRSAL Current Loan Products:
- Agric Small Medium Enterprise Scheme (AGSMEIS)
- Anchor Borrowers’ Program (ABP)
- NIRSAL Access Target Savings Accounts (NAT)
- COVID-19 Support
And a host of others. Kindly Click on the link above to get more details on NIRSAL loans and services.
NIRSAL Loan Criteria:
- Valid Employment letter
- Staff identity card
- Payslip
- Six months statement of accounts
- National ID card of any form
- Utility bills
- Passport photographs and other relevant documents.
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM)
The NEXIM Bank is mandated to help provide loans to facilitate export goods and services from Nigeria. Only Business owners and organisations related to exporting activities are required to access loans at the bank. NEXIM Bank provides products like direct lending, foreign input, local, and other related services
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)
SMEDAN is charged with granting loan access to MSMEs; it provides schemes such as the commercialisation empowerment initiative, conditional grant scheme and other empowerment schemes for growing business owners.
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