It was a proud moment for Zenith Bank Plc when it was announced as the winner of the biggest and most coveted country award at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025 held in London last Thursday.
The financial institution was recognized as Nigeria’s Best Bank at the event attended by several stakeholders in the financial services sector across the globe.
Receiving the plague, the chief executive of Zenith Bank, Ms Adaora Umeoji, said being named as the best bank in Nigeria was a testament to the commitment of the lender to delivering exceptional banking services, innovative products and superior value to its customers and shareholders.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be recognized as Nigeria’s Best Bank by Euromoney. This award is not just a testament to our relentless pursuit of excellence, but also a validation of the unwavering trust and confidence our customers have placed in us,” she enthused.
Ms Umeoji noted, “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 support the growth and development of our economy and uphold the highest standards of governance, integrity and transparency that has earned us this recognition,” the highly experienced banker assured.
Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence are one of the most highly coveted awards that matter to banks and bankers who matter.
The annual ceremony celebrates financial institutions that demonstrate leadership, innovation, and resilience in their markets, with this year’s edition seeing a record number of over 770 entries from world class financial institutionsincluding HSBC, Morgan Stanley, CitiBank, Barclays, Standard Bank and Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), amongst others.
Recall that recently, Zenith Bank, for the 16th consecutive year, retained its position as the number one bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 capital in the 2025 Top 1000 World Banks’ Ranking, published by The Banker, a publication of Financial Times Group, UK.
In the global rankings, published in the July 2025 edition of The Banker, based on the 2024 year-end Tier-1 capital of banks, the Nigerian lender was placed 581, with a Tier-1 capital of $2 billion.