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Nigerian banks split sharply on loan pricing in June
Lending rates at six major lenders range from 16% to 46%, and the gap reveals a deeper story about Nigeria’s credit market.
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Damilola Esebame
Damilola Esebame is an NFEC Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ (CFEI®) and professional finance journalist whose work has appeared in leading outlets such as Investing.com and FinanceFeeds. Since 2018, he has authored articles and insights that simplify complex financial topics, ranging from credit and budgeting to crypto, macroeconomics, and global markets, for audiences around the world.
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