All Nigerian Banks Swift Codes

Swift Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Codes (BIC) and it is unique identification code for a particular bank. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also used the codes for exchanging other messages between them.

The Swift code consists of 8 or 11 characters. When 8-digits code is given, it refers to the primary office. The code formatted as below;

AAAA BB CC DDD

• First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
• Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
• Next 2 characters - location code (letters and digits) (passive participant will have "1" in  the second           character)
•  Last 3 characters - branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office) (letters and digits)

Currently, there are over 40,000 “live” Swift codes. The "live" codes are for the partners who are actively connected to the Swift network. On top of that, there are more than 50,000 additional codes, which are used for manual transactions. These additional codes are for the passive participants.

The registrations of Swift Codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademarks of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.

Nigeria Bank Swift Codes

Below are the SWIFT codes for all banks in Nigeria. These SWIFT codes are only the active participants who are connected to SWIFT network. The passive participant’s codes are excluded from the list but can be found in Nigeria Swift Code List.

ID Bank or Institution              City Branch Swift Code

1 ACCESS BANK PLC LAGOS ABNGNGLA

2 AFRICAN EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ABUJA AFXMNGLA

3 ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION OF NIGERIA ABUJA AMNGNGLA

4 ASSOCIATED DISCOUNT HOUSE LIMITED LAGOS ADHLNGLA

5 BANK OF INDUSTRY FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT LAGOS BOIYNGLA

6 CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA LAGOS CBNINGLA

7 CENTRAL SECURITIES CLEARING SYSTEM PLC LAGOS CSCYNGLA

8 CITIBANK NIGERIA LIMITED LAGOS (TRADE SERVICES DEPARTMENT) CITINGLATRD

9 CITIBANK NIGERIA LIMITED LAGOS CITINGLA

10 DIAMOND BANK PLC LAGOS DBLNNGLA

11 ECOBANK NIGERIA LIMITED LAGOS ECOCNGLA

12 ENTERPRISE BANK LIMITED LAGOS SPRGNGLA

13 FIDELITY BANK PLC LAGOS FIDTNGLA

14 FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA LTD LAGOS (CUSTODIAN SERVICES) FBNINGLAGCS

15 FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA LTD LAGOS FBNINGLA

16 FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK LAGOS (ELECTRONIC BANKING) FCMBNGLAWEB

17 FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK LAGOS FCMBNGLA

18 FSDH MERCHANT BANK LTD LAGOS FSDHNGLA

19 GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC LAGOS (INFO POOL) GTBINGLAIFP

20 GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC LAGOS GTBINGLA

21 HERITAGE BANKING COMPANY LIMITED LAGOS HBCLNGLA

22 JAIZ BANK PLC ABUJA JAIZNGLA

23 KAKAWA DISCOUNT HOUSE LIMITED LAGOS KDHLNGLA

24 KEYSTONE BANK LIMITED LAGOS PLNINGLA

25 NIGERIAN EXPORT IMPORT BANK ABUJA NEXMNGLA

26 RAND MERCHANT BANK NIGERIA LIMITED VICTORIA ISLAND FIRNNGLA

27 SKYE BANK PLC LAGOS AFRNNGLA

28 SKYE BANK PLC LAGOS PRDTNGLA

29 STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC LAGOS (HEAD OFFICE) SBICNGLX

30 STANBIC IBTC BANK PLC LAGOS SBICNGLB

31 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK NIGERIA LIMITED LAGOS (SECURITIES SERVICES)           SCBLNGLASSU

32 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK NIGERIA LIMITED LAGOS (STORM II) SCBLNGLASTM

33 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK NIGERIA LIMITED LAGOS (TREASURY SERVICES)           SCBLNGLATSY

34 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK NIGERIA LIMITED LAGOS (UNITRUST, HEAD OFFICEBRANCH)       SCBLNGLAPYT

35 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK NIGERIA LIMITED LAGOS SCBLNGLA

36 STERLING BANK PLC LAGOS NAMENGLA

37 UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC LAGOS UBNINGLA

38 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC ABA (ABA MAIN BRANCH) UNAFNGLA088

39 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC ABA (ABA/OWERRI RD. BRANCH) UNAFNGLA171

40 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC ABA (EZIUKWU BRANCH) UNAFNGLA223

41 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC ABEOKUTA (ABEOKUTA BRANCH) UNAFNGLA055

42 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC ABUJA (ABUJA BRANCH) UNAFNGLA114

43 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC ABUJA (NICON NOGA BRANCH) UNAFNGLA215

44 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC AKURE (AKURE BRANCH) UNAFNGLA056


45 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC ASABA (ASABA BRANCH) UNAFNGLA175

46 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC AWKA (AWKA BRANCH) UNAFNGLA164

47 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC BAUCHI (BAUCHI BRANCH) UNAFNGLA030

48 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC BENIN CITY (BENIN BRANCH) UNAFNGLA044

49 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC BENIN CITY (UGBOWO BRANCH) UNAFNGLA117

50 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC CALABAR (CALABAR BRANCH) UNAFNGLA094


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