Thirty-five days after Nigeria’s March 31 bank recapitalisation deadline, the CBN has issued no formal enforcement notice against Polaris, Keystone, or Union Bank. A public reassurance statement, a frozen court case, and a banking market priced for orderly resolution tell the real story.
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Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?
Chapter 3 of BETAR’s CBN Recapitalisation Arc. With Polaris, Keystone, and Union Bank non-compliant after March 31, the M&A intelligence question is now live: who buys these assets, at what valuation, and what does the deal look like?
After the CBN Deadline: Which Nigerian Banks Missed the March 31 Bar and What the Regulator Does Next
The CBN’s March 31 recapitalisation deadline has passed. Three banks — Polaris, Keystone, and Union Bank — remain formally non-compliant. BETAR analyses the enforcement tools available, the Union Bank court complication, and what a post-consolidation Nigerian banking map looks like.