ZENITH BANK EMERGES NIGERIA’S BEST BANK AT EUROMONEY AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2025 | Blissful Affairs Online
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
