Tag: Standard & Poors

Nigerian Growth Will Spur Banks After Loan Clean-Up, S&P Says

Nigerian political stability and economic growth after a loan clean-up by a state company created to buy bad debt will spur expansion in the country’s banking industry this year, according to Standard & Poor’s. “Nigerian banks have good prospects in 2013 thanks to strong economic growth and currently broad political […]

Concerns as mixed reactions greet Nigeria’s positive credit ratings

Nigeria may have received positive international recognition from famous financial ratings firms, yet analysts are worried that its citizens are not living the good life expected of an economically progressive nation. OKECHUKWU NNODIM reports The recent BB-credit ratings given Nigeria by two renowned international ratings agencies, Fitch Ratings and Standard […]