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ZENITH BANK EMERGES NIGERIA’S BEST BANK AT EUROMONEY AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2025

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    ZenithBankPlchasbeennamed“Nigeria’sBestBank”attheEuromoneyAwardsfor
    Excellence2025,emergingasNigeria’sstandoutperformer,andclinchingthebiggestand
    most coveted country award. The award, which was presented to the bank on Thursday, July
    17,2025atThePeninsula,London,isatestament to its commitment to delivering exceptional
    banking services, innovative products and superior value to its customers and shareholders.
    Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence are one of the most highly coveted awards that matter to
    banksandbankerswhomatter.TheannualAwardsforExcellencecelebratesfinancial
    institutions that demonstrate leadership, innovation, and resilience in their markets, with this
    year’seditionseeingarecordnumberofover770entriesfromworldclassfinancial
    institutionsincludingHSBC,MorganStanley,CitiBank,Barclays,StandardBankand
    Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), amongst others.
    Commenting on the award, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc,
    Dame Dr. Adaora Umeoji, OON said, “We are absolutely thrilled to be recognized as Nigeria’s
    BestBankbyEuromoney.Thisawardisnotjustatestamenttoourrelentlesspursuitof
    excellence, but also a validation of the unwavering trust and confidence our customers have
    placed in us. We are once again reminded that our success is not just about us, but about the
    impact we continue to have on the financial ecosystem. We will continue to work tirelessly to
    supportthegrowthanddevelopmentofoureconomyandupholdthehigheststandardsof
    governance, integrity and transparency that has earned us this recognition”.
    She dedicated the award to Zenith Bank’s customers across the globe for their loyalty, and to
    the Founder and Chairman, Jim Ovia, CFR, for his visionary leadership and commitment to
    excellencewhichformedthefoundationforthebank’ssuccesses.Shealsothankedthe
    Boardfortheirguidance,aswellasthestafffortheirunwaveringdedicationtobuildinga
    formidable and best in class global financial institution that will outlive generations.
    ZenithBank’strackrecordofexcellentperformancehascontinuedtoearnthebrand
    numerous awards including being recognised as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1
    Capitalforthesixteenthconsecutiveyearinthe2025Top1000WorldBanksRanking,
    publishedbyTheBanker.TheBankwasalsoawardedBankoftheYear(Nigeria)inThe
    Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards for 2020, 2022 and 2024; Best Bank in Nigeria from 2020
    to2022, 2024and 2025,inthe GlobalFinance World’sBestBanks Awards;Best Bankfor
    DigitalSolutionsinNigeriaintheEuromoneyAwards2023;andwaslistedintheWorld
    Finance Top 100 Global Companies in 2023.
    Further recognitions include Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria for five consecutive years from
    2021 to 2025 in the World Finance Banking Awards and Most Sustainable Bank, Nigeria in the
    InternationalBanker2023and2024BankingAwards.Additionally,ZenithBankhasbeen
  • acknowledgedastheBestCorporateGovernanceBank,Nigeria,intheWorldFinance
    CorporateGovernanceAwardsforfourconsecutiveyearsfrom2022to2025and‘Bestin
    CorporateGovernance’FinancialServices’Africaforfourconsecutiveyearsfrom2020to
    2023 by the Ethical Boardroom.
    The Bank’s commitment to excellence saw it being named the Most Valuable Banking Brand
    inNigeria inThe Banker’sTop 500Banking Brandsfor 2020 and 2021,Bank ofthe Year 2023
    and2024attheBusinessDayBanksandOtherFinancialInstitutions(BAFI)Awards,and
    Retail Bank of the Yearfor three consecutive years from2020 to 2022 and in2024 at the BAFI
    Awards. The Bank also received the accolades of Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria and Best
    Innovation in Retail Banking, Nigeria, in the International Banker 2022 Banking Awards.
    ZenithBankwasalsonamedMostResponsibleOrganisationinAfrica,BestCompanyin
    TransparencyandReportingandBestCompanyinGenderEqualityandWomen
    Empowerment atthe SERAS CSRAwards Africa 2024;Bank of theYear 2024by ThisDay
    Newspaper; Bank of the Year 2024 by New Telegraph Newspaper; and Best in MSME Trade
    Finance,2023byNairametrics.TheBank’sHybridOfferwasalsoadjudged‘RightsIssue/
    Public Offer of the Year’ at the Nairametrics Capital Market Choice Awards 2025
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