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Summary of Nigeria: Financial Sector Stability Assessment (2013)

Core Content

This document presents the Financial Sector Stability Assessment (FSSA) of Nigeria, conducted by the IMF and World Bank in 2012, with the final report dated January 22, 2013. The assessment aims to evaluate the stability of Nigeria’s financial system, identify risks, and recommend improvements to ensure resilience against macroeconomic shocks and cross-border contagion.

Main Findings and Key Points

1. Economic and Financial Stability Post-Crisis

Nigeria experienced domestic and external shocks in recent years, including the 2009 banking crisis, which was mitigated by large foreign reserves and low public debt.
The economy has continued to grow rapidly, achieving over 7% annual growth since 2009.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and government implemented comprehensive remedial measures, including liquidity injections, deposit guarantees, and the establishment of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON).
These measures prevented economic collapse and allowed economic growth to resume.

2. Ongoing Risks and Vulnerabilities

Oil price volatility remains a key risk, as oil accounts for 75% of government revenue, and a drop could undermine fiscal consolidation, increase domestic debt, and credit risk.
Terrorist activity in the north continues to harm economic activity, particularly in agriculture and commerce, and could raise business costs and depress confidence.
Fiscal dominance creates an unfavorable trade-off between inflation and growth, requiring tight monetary policy even with sluggish private credit growth.
Stress tests show that banks are resilient to a range of shocks, but regulatory and supervisory gaps still exist.

3. Financial System Structure

The financial system is growing and increasingly integrated into regional and global systems.
Commercial banks are the main component, followed by pension funds.
Banks account for 36% of total equity market capitalization, and are key players in money and capital markets.
Non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs), excluding pension funds, make up 7% of total financial market assets, while the insurance sector has assets equivalent to less than 2% of GDP.
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is the only securities exchange in the country, with low market capitalization and limited representation of sectors.

4. Governance and Regulatory Issues

Weak governance persists, including non-transparent ownership structures and deficiencies in financial reporting.
Corruption remains a significant problem, even in the court system and public authorities.
Bank supervision has improved since the crisis, with better onsite/offsite practices and enhanced corporate governance, but needs strengthening, especially in cross-border supervisory practices and resolution of weak banks.
The regulatory framework is fragmented, consisting of laws, regulations, circulars, and guidelines that are not fully coherent.

5. Financial Safety Nets and Crisis Management

Crisis measures such as deposit guarantees and CBN emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) should be phased out and replaced with conventional safety nets, including the Deposit Insurance Scheme (DIS).
AMCON has played a central role in addressing the banking crisis, but it is temporary and should be wound down as the financial system stabilizes.
The financial safety nets need to be strengthened and restructured to ensure long-term resilience.

6. Access to Finance

Access to finance is a major constraint to Nigeria's development, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The microfinance sector has grown significantly, but it still consists of numerous small, weak, and ineffective institutions.
Non-bank financial institutions require further reforms in product disclosure, risk management, and resolution of unprofitable companies.

Key Recommendations

Recommendations	Authority Responsible	Timeframe
Further enhance supervisory oversight over banks with international presence	CBN	Short-term
Strengthen macroprudential oversight and crisis preparedness by enhancing the functioning of the FSRCC	Government	Short-term
Strengthen capacity of supervisors and establish clarity regarding their regulatory authority	FSRCC	Short-term
Review and update the BOFIA	CBN	Short-term
Implement HRD plan for a new category of BSD specialists with a separate career path	CBN	Short-term
Withdraw the CBN circular restricting recapitalization of foreign subsidiaries	CBN	Short-term
Upgrade the solvency regime, valuation, and reserve requirements in the insurance sector	NAICOM	Medium-term
Enforce mandatory insurance	NAICOM	Short-term
Establish a database of employers required to comply with the Pension Reform Act, 2004	PENCOM	Medium-term
Develop Nigerian-specific mortality tables for annuities and programmed withdrawals	PENCOM	Medium-term
Expedite the nomination of new SEC Board members	Government	Short-term
Enhance risk-based capital requirements and entity-level supervision for broker-dealers	SEC	Short-term
Unwind crisis response measures and revert to conventional financial safety nets	FMoF, CBN, AMCON	Short-term
Establish 2017 as the sunset for AMCON and use surplus funds to buy back bonds	FMoF, AMCON	Short/medium-term
Review microfinance bank licensing to offer two types of licenses	CBN	Medium-term
Divest CBN's interest in DFIs to FMoF and/or private sector	FMoF/CBN	Short-term
Review the design and performance of development finance schemes	CBN	Medium-term
Create a central unit to monitor contingent fiscal commitments	FMoF	Short-term
Revise the 2009 regulatory framework for mobile payment services	CBN	Short-term

Conclusion

Nigeria has successfully navigated the 2009 banking crisis and maintained financial stability despite ongoing challenges. The financial system is now more resilient, but governance, transparency, and regulatory coherence remain areas for improvement. The key challenge is to build on current achievements to mitigate vulnerabilities and ensure sustainable growth. This will require reforms in banking, insurance, pensions, and capital markets, as well as enhanced macroprudential oversight and strengthening financial safety nets. The exit from crisis management should be gradual and structured, with AMCON and emergency measures being phased out as the system stabilizes.