Nigerian bank sort codes
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A sort code identifies a bank branch. Pick your bank to see its branch sort codes, from our listings with their original dates. Bank status, SWIFT and USSD codes were checked against the CBN and the banks' own websites on 1 Oct 2026.
Banks
Names shown as plain text. No bank logos.- Access Bank109 branches
- Ecobank169 branches
- Fidelity Bank135 branches
- First Bank315 branches
- Guaranty Trust Bank222 branches
- Polaris BankFormerly Skye Bank
- Stanbic IBTC Bank62 branches
- Sterling Bank92 branches
- Unity Bank207 branches
- Wema Bank151 branches
- Zenith Bank278 branches
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Former and merged banks
- Diamond BankDiamond Bank merged into Access Bank
- Equitorial Trust BankEquitorial Trust Bank merged into Sterling Bank
- FinbankFinBank merged into FCMB
- Heritage BankHeritage Bank is closed: the CBN revoked its licence on 3 June 2024 and appointed the NDIC as liquidator
- Nigeria International Bank (Citigroup)Nigeria International Bank is now Citibank Nigeria
- Nova Merchant BankNova Merchant Bank is now Nova Commercial Bank Limited
- Skye BankSkye Bank was replaced by Polaris Bank, which the CBN set up on 21 September 2018 to take over its assets and certain liabilities
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Sources
- cbn.gov.ng/supervision/Inst-DM.html: CBN list of licensed commercial banks. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- cbn.gov.ng/supervision/Inst-MB.html: CBN list of licensed merchant banks. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- cbn.gov.ng/supervision/Inst-NI.html: CBN list of licensed non-interest banks. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- cbn.gov.ng/supervision/Inst-DFI.html: CBN list of development finance institutions. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- cbn.gov.ng/AboutCBN/Reforms.html: mentions *959# USSD code for verifying licensed financial institutions. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- accessbankplc.com/about-us/our-history: Access history: "Completed the merger of Diamond Bank in March 2019"; Access/Intercontinental merger. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- sterling.ng/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Sterling_Corporate_Profile_2018.pdf: 2011 merger with Equitorial Trust Bank. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- fcmb.com/sustainability/assets/reports/FCMB%20ANNUAL%20REPORT%202023.pdf: timeline: 2012 Federal High Court approves merger of FCMB Plc and FinBank Plc. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- ndic.gov.ng/news-detail: NDIC: CBN revoked Heritage Bank licence on 3 June 2024; NDIC appointed liquidator. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- ndic.gov.ng/closed-financial-institutions: NDIC list of closed financial institutions. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- cbn.gov.ng/supervision/fi.html: CBN institution detail records (old name, licence date). Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- novabank.ng/nova-merchant-bank-receives-shareholders-nod-for-full-commercial-banking-license: shareholders approved transition to commercial banking licence. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- polarisbanklimited.com/our-history: Polaris established by CBN 21 Sept 2018; took over assets and certain liabilities of defunct Skye Bank. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- polarisbanklimited.com/about-us: same statement. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- Branch sort codes: the bank pages on this site, each with its original listing date.