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List of Community Banks Converted to Microfinance Banks As at 31St CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IMPORTANT NOTICE LIST OF COMMUNITY BANKS THAT HAVE SUCESSFULLY CONVERTED TO MICROFINANCE BANKS AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2007 Following the expiration of December 31, 2007 deadline for all existing community banks to re-capitalize to a minimum of N20 million shareholders’ fund, unimpaired by losses, and consequently convert to microfinance banks (MFB), it is imperative to publish the outcome of the conversion exercise for the guidance of the general public. Accordingly, the attached list represents 607 erstwhile community banks that have successfully converted to microfinance banks with either final licence or provisional approval. This list does not, however, include new investors that have been granted Final Licences or Approvals-In- Principle to operate as microfinance banks since the launch of Microfinance Policy on December 15, 2005. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) hereby states categorically that only the community banks on this list that have successfully converted to microfinance banks shall continue to be supervised by the CBN. Members of the public are hereby advised not to transact business with any community bank which is not on the list of these successfully converted microfinance banks. Any member of the public, who transacts business with any community bank that failed to convert to MFB does so at his/her own risk. Members of the public are also to note that the operating licences of community banks that failed to re-capitalize and consequently do not appear on this list, have automatically been revoked pursuant to Section 12 of BOFIA, 1991 (as amended). For the avoidance of the doubt, new applications either as a Unit or State Microfinance Banks from potential investors or promoters shall continue to be received and processed for licensing by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Such application should however, comply with the licensing requirements as stated in Section 3.2 of the Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines for Microfinance Banks in Nigeria and published in the Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No 50 Vol.94 dated May 28, 2007. Signed S. A. Oni Director, Other Financial Institution Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Lagos. OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY BANKS CONVERTED TO MICROFINACE BANKS AS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 2007 S/N NAME OF MFB OLD NAME ADDRESS STATE REMARK 1 ABIA STATE ABIA STATE UTURU, ISUIKWUATO LGA, ABIA STATE ABIA PROVISIONAL UNIVERSITY MFB LTD. UNIVERSITY CB APPROVAL 2 ABRIBA MFB ABRIBA CB ERINMA HALL SECRETARIAT, ABRIBA, ABIA STATE ABIA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 3 AROCHUKWU MFB AROCHUKWU CB AMAIKPE SQUARE, AFOR AROCHUKWU MARKET, ABIA PROVISIONAL AROCHUKWU, ABIA STATE. APPROVAL 4 CHIBUEZE MFB CHIBUEZE CB 82, EHI ROAD, ABA, ABIA STATE ABIA FINAL LICENCE 5 CITY-GATE MFB OBIA CB 135, ABA-OWERRI ROAD,ABA, ABIA STATE ABIA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 6 CONVENANT MFB OLD UMUAHIA CB ABA ROAD, OPP. AFOR UBEJI MARKET, ABA, ABIA ABIA PROVISIONAL STATE APPROVAL 7 EBEMOHA MFB EBEM-OHAFIA CB 247, EMI NJOKU ROAD, EBEM OHA, ABIA STATE ABIA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 8 EGOSAL MFB OKEMINI CB NO 125, MARKET ROAD, ABA, ABIA STATE ABIA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 9 EXPRESS MFB EKEOHA CB 120, CLIFORD STREET, ABA, ABIA STATE ABIA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 10 IHECHIOWA MFB IHECHIOWA CB CIVIC CENTRE, UMUYE, IHECHIOMA, AROCHUKWU ABIA PROVISIONAL LGA, ABIA STATE APPROVAL 11 INVESTMENT MFB NSULU CB 26, FACTORY ROAD, ABA, ABIA STATE ABIA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 12 NKPA MFB NKPA CB AMAOHORO NKPA, BENDE LGA, ABIA STATE ABIA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 13 OBIOMA MFB OBIOMA CB 148, JUBILEE ROAD, ABA, ABIA STATE ABIA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 14 OHAFIA MFB OHAFIA CB 87, AROCHUKWU ROAD, AMAEKPU, OHAFIA, ABIA ABIA PROVISIONAL STATE APPROVAL 15 OHAMBELE MFB OHAMBELE CB UKWA EAST LGA, ABA, ABIA STATE ABIA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 16 UMUCHUKWU MFB UMUCHUKWU CB 6 BENDE ROAD, UMUAHIA, ABIA STATE ABIA FINAL LICENCE 17 UZUAKOLI MFB UZUAKOLI CB 37, MARKET ROAD, UZUAKOLI, ABIA STATE ABIA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 18 ACE MFB ACE CB 3 DANIEL ALIYU STREET, KWALI, F.C.T., ABUJA ABUJA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 19 ALLIANCE MFB ALLIANCE CB 16, SAMUEL LADOKE AKINTOLA BOULEVORD, ABUJA FINAL LICENCE GARKI, ABUJA 20 ANCHORAGE MFB ANCHORAGE CB HIGHBURY PLAZA, 104 GADO NASKO RD. KUBWA, ABUJA PROVISIONAL ABUJA APPROVAL 21 GARKI MFB NCWS CB PLOT 559C , AREA 11, GARKI, ABUJA ABUJA FINAL LICENCE 22 GRANTS MFB GWAGWALADA CB 36 ECWA ROAD, GWAGWALADA, ABUJA ABUJA FINAL LICENCE 23 GREENFIELD MFB GWARIMPA CB GWARIMPA, ABUJA ABUJA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 24 MUNICIPAL MFB MUNICIPAL CB 8, SAMBRERIO CRESCENT, F.H.A. ESTATE, ABUJA PROVISIONAL MAITAMA, ABUJA APPROVAL 25 WUSE UNITED MFB WUSE UNITED CB OLD PLOT 39, WUSE CENTRAL MARKET, ABUJA ABUJA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 26 BIYAMA MFB BIYAMA CB 50 MUBI ROAD, HONG LGA, ADAMAWA STATE ADAMAWA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 27 BONGHE MFB NUMAN CB 90, AHMADU BELLO WAY, NUMAN, ADAMAWA ADAMAWA PROVISIONAL STATE APPROVAL 28 FUFORE MFB FUFORE CB 25, GURIN ROAD, FUFORE, ADAMAWA ADAMAWA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 29 GIREI MFB GIREI CB ALONG GIREL-MUBI ROAD MARKET, P. A. GIREL, ADAMAWA PROVISIONAL ADAMAWA STATE APPROVAL 30 MINCHIKA MFB MINCHIKA CB MICHIKA MAIN MARKET, MICHIKA, MICHIKA LGA, ADAMAWA PROVISIONAL ADAMAWA STATE APPROVAL 31 STANDARD MFB JIMETA CB BORNOMA HOUSE, NO 94 MOHAMMED ADAMAWA PROVISIONAL MUSTAPHA,JIMETA-YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE APPROVAL 32 UMMAH MFB UMMAH CB SOKOTO STREET, YOLA MARKET, ADAMAWA STATE ADAMAWA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 33 BROOKS MFB OBO-ETIM CB 81, NWANIBA STRRET, UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE AKWA IBOM PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 34 EDUEK MFB EDUEK CB WINMOS HOUSE, 202, ABAK ROAD, UYO, AKWA AKWA IBOM PROVISIONAL IBOM STATE APPROVAL 35 INI MFB INI CB NO. 4, MARKET ROAD, IKPE IKOT NKON, INI LGA, AKWA IBOM FINAL LICENCE AKWA IBOM STATE 36 TRINITY MFB IBIAKU CB 164, NWANIBA ROAD, UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE AKWA IBOM PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 37 EDET MFB EDET CB UDET UKPOM MARKET SQUARE, UKPOM ITA, LGA, AKWA IBOM PROVISIONAL AKWA IBOM STATE APPROVAL 38 IKPE-ANNANG MFB IKPE-ANNANG CB IKPE ANNANG ESSIEN UDIM LGA, AKWA IBOM AKWA-IBOM PROVISIONAL STATE APPROVAL 39 NSEHE MFB NSEHE CB 115 IKOT EKPENE ROAD, UYO, AKWA IBOM AKWA-IBOM PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 40 AACB MFB ADAZI-ANI CB ADAZI ANI TOWN HALL, ADAZI ANI, ANAOCHA LGA, ANAMBRA FINAL LICENCE ANAMBRA STATE 41 ABATETE MFB ABATETE CB ABATETE, IDEMILI LGA, ANAMBRA STATE ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 42 ACHINA MFB ACHINA CB AGUATA LOCAL GOVT. AREA, ANAMBRA STATE ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 43 ADAZI-ENU MFB ADAZI-ENU CB NKWOR MARKET SQUARE, ADAZI-ENU, ANAOCHA ANAMBRA FINAL LICENCE LGA, ANAMBRA STATE 44 ADAZI-NNUKWU MFB ADAZI-NNUKWU CB NEAR EKE MARKET, ADAZI NNUKWU, ANAMBRA ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL STATE APPROVAL 45 AGULERI MFB AGULERI CB 16, IRENSO STREET, AMAEZE, AGULERI, ANAMBRA ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL STATE APPROVAL 46 AKALABO MFB AMESI CB COOPERATIVE HOUSE, AFOR MARKET SQ, AMESI, ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL AGUATA LGA, ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 47 AKPO MFB AKPO CB AKPO JUNCTION, AKPO AGUATA LGA, ANAMBRA ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL STATE APPROVAL 48 ALOR MFB ALOR CB NKWO ALOR MARKET, IDELIMI SOUTH LGA, ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 49 ANYA MFB ANYA CB LINE C4/1-6 RELIEF MARKET, OBODOUKWU ROAD ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL (ONITSHA), OGBARU LGA, ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 50 AWGBU MFB AWGBU CB EKE AWGBU MARKET SQUARE, AWGBU, ANAMBRA ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL STATE APPROVAL 51 AWKA MFB AWKA CB 176A NNAMDI AZIKIWE AVENUE, AWKA, ANAMBRA ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL STATE APPROVAL 52 AWKA-ETITI MFB AWKA-ETITI CB KM 1-3, NNOBI AWKA ETITI ROAD, IDEMILI LGA, ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 53 AWKUZU MFB AWKUZU CB AWKUZU, OYI LGA, ANAMBRA STATE ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 54 BESTWAY MFB ENUGU-ADAZI CB CIVIC CENTRE COMPLEX, ADAZI-ENU, ANAOCHA ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL LGA, ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 55 CHUKWUNENYE MFB CHUKWUNENYE CB CATHOLIC CATHEDERAL PREMISES, NNOBI ROAD, ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 56 DOMINION MFB IHEMBOSI & IKIJA EKE IHEMBOSI EKWUSIGO LGA, ANAMBRA STATE ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL CBs APPROVAL 57 EKWULOBIA MFB EKWULOBIA CB NO.1, MISSION ROAD, EKWULOBIA, AGUATA- ANAMBRA FINAL LICENCE EKWULOBIA, ANAMBRA STATE 58 ENUGU UKWU MFB ENUGU-UKWU CB C/O ENUGU-UKWU CB, ENUGU-UKWU CIVIC ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL CENTRE, ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 59 EQUINOX MFB UMUCHU CB UMUCHU, AGUATA LGA, ANAMBRA STATE ANAMBRA FINAL LICENCE 60 EVEREST MFB ANAEDO CB 7, PARK ROAD, NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 61 EZEBO MFB UMUDIOKA CB AFOR IGWE UMUDIOKA, DUNUKOFIA LGA, ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 62 EZIMUZO MFB EZIMUZO CB 4, ABAZUONU STREET, IYIONA ODEKPE, ANAMBRA ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL STATE APPROVAL 63 FRONTLINE MFB EZINIFITE CB EZINIFITE, NNEWI SOUTH LGA, ANAMBRA STATE ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL APPROVAL 64 HALLOWED MFB NKWO MARKET CB PRAISE PLAZA, AGBO-EDO MARKET, BY NEW ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL MOTOR PART, NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 65 HARBOUR MFB HARBOUR CB 1 WHIZ DRIVE, HARBOUR INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT, ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL (OFF ATANI ROAD) ONITSHA, ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 66 IBETO MFB IBETO CB ANCESTORS HOUSE, 327, ONITHSA ROAD, NNEWI, ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL NNEWI NORTH LGA, ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 67 ICHI MFB ICHI CB KM 6, ONITHSA OKIGWE RD., ICHI, EKWUSIGO LGA, ANAMBRA FINAL LICENCE ANAMBRA STATE 68 IDEAL TRUST MFB OKPUNO CB 96/106, NEW MOTORCYCLE SPARE PARTS, NKWO ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL NNEWI MARKET, NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE APPROVAL 69 IDEMILI MFB NNOBI CB 1, AGULU ROAD, NNOBI, IDEMILI LGA, ANAMBRA ANAMBRA PROVISIONAL STATE APPROVAL 70 IGBO-UKWU MFB IGBO-UKWU CB NNOBI/EKWULOBIA ROAD, IGBOUKWU, ANAMBRA ANAMBRA FINAL LICENCE STATE 71 IHIALA MFB IHIALA CB BANK HOUSE, ORLU ROAD, IHIALA, ANAMBRA ANAMBRA FINAL LICENCE STATE 72 ISUOFIA MFB ISUOFIA CB EKWUSIGO PARK, ISUOFIA-NNEWI
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