HERITAGE BANK AND DANGEROUS POLITICS OF CORPORATE SURVIVAL IN NIGERIA

By Blaise Udunze The Heritage Bank’s banking license was revoked, and it was ordered into liquidation on June 3, 2024. This remains one of the most controversial and widely debated events in Nigeria’s financial sector. The lingering concerns even though official reasons have been given as regulatory breaches, inadequate capitalization and persistent financial distress, many people remain unconvinced or believe there are broader issues that deserve closer scrutiny. Surprisingly, to concerned Nigerians, this marks the first time a Nigerian bank was allowed to fail in over a decade. Despite the…

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