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Fidelity Bank
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Company details
- Legal name
- Fidelity Bank Plc
- Listing
- FIDELITYBK on the Nigerian Exchange, active · ISIN NGFIDELITYB5 (observed 2026-10-08)
- Sector
- Not classified (our classification from the stated principal activity)
- Financial year ends
- 31 December
Overview
Year ended 31 December 2025 · annual report, signed / final · source
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Net interest income
NGN 831 billion
831,352 NGN millions · p53
+32.0% vs 2024
Interest income less interest expense, as printed.
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Profit / (loss) for the year
NGN 242 billion
242,444 NGN millions · p53
−12.8% vs 2024
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Total assets
NGN 10.5 trillion
10,463,815 NGN millions · p54
+18.6% vs 2024
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Customer deposits
NGN 6.89 trillion
6,890,909 NGN millions · p54
+16.1% vs 2024
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Total equity
NGN 1.09 trillion
1,087,588 NGN millions · p54
+21.1% vs 2024
Large amounts are rounded for reading (NGN million / billion / trillion); exact figures as printed are under each amount and in the tables. No currency conversion.
Financial statements
Exact figures as printed. Each column comes from one filing; labels are as printed in the newest filing. Amounts in NGN millions unless the row says otherwise; brackets are negative.
† from a supplementary filing for the same year · ‡ signed audited statements preferred over a disputed figure · “–” is a printed dash, explained below the table
Column sources
- FY2025 — annual report, signed / final; reported for the year · source
- FY2024 — annual report, signed / final; comparative in the FY2025 filing · source
Income statement
| Line (as printed) | FY2025Annual reportreported for the year | FY2024Annual reportcomparative in FY2025 filing |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Earnings1 | 1,519,697 | 1,043,401 |
| Interest and similar income calculated using effective interest rate method | 1,114,018 | 803,054 |
| Other interest and similar income | 184,508 | 147,534 |
| Interest and similar expense calculated using effective interest rate method | (467,173) | (320,818) |
| Net interest income | 831,352 | 629,770 |
| Credit loss expense | (21,611) | (56,441) |
| Net interest income after credit loss expense2 | 809,742 | 573,329 |
| Fee and commission income | 113,357 | 78,355 |
| Fee and commission expense | (19,864) | (8,043) |
| Net Gain on derecognition on financial assets measured at amortised cost3 | 988 | –4 |
| Other operating income | 8,239 | 2,742 |
| Foreign Currency Revaluation Gains5 | 99,575 | 11,716 |
| Net Gains from financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 2,745 | 721 |
| Derivative (Losses)/Gains6 | (223,790) | 57,875 |
| Personnel expenses | (80,557) | (73,450) |
| Depreciation , amortisation and Impairment7 | (27,489) | (15,335) |
| Other operating expenses | (335,285) | (242,696) |
| Profit before income and windfall taxes | 347,662 | 385,215 |
| Income tax expense | (99,549) | (93,777) |
| Windfall tax8 | (5,669) | (13,331) |
| Profit for the year | 242,444 | 278,106 |
| Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax | 10,020 | 53,010 |
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR. | 252,464 | 331,116 |
- Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: is.profit_before_tax.
Notes and alternative reported figures (7)
- “Gross Earnings” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Memorandum total of gross income (not a step of the statement).
- “Net interest income after credit loss expense” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Net interest income less credit loss expense.
- “Net Gain on derecognition on financial assets measured at amortised cost” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 10.
- “Foreign Currency Revaluation Gains” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 11.1.
- “Derivative (Losses)/Gains” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 12.2.
- “Depreciation , amortisation and Impairment”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. One line for depreciation, amortisation and impairment.
- “Windfall tax” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Windfall tax on foreign-exchange revaluation gains.
Balance sheet
| Line (as printed) | FY2025Annual reportreported for the year | FY2024Annual reportcomparative in FY2025 filing |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and Cash equivalents | 1,323,194 | 707,450 |
| Restricted balances with central bank1 | 1,650,910 | 1,586,350 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 4,281,688 | 4,387,108 |
| Derivative financial assets | 410 | 50,293 |
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 7,166 | 5,113 |
| Debt instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income | 557,783 | 186,571 |
| Debt instrument at amortised cost | 1,974,622 | 1,552,347 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income2 | 87,849 | 69,635 |
| Other assets | 278,886 | 158,116 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 203,719 | 77,876 |
| Right of Use Assets | 3,493 | 3,750 |
| Intangible assets | 50,439 | 20,380 |
| Goodwill3 | 10,561 | 11,443 |
| Deferred tax Assets | 33,095 | 5,305 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 10,463,815 | 8,821,737 |
| Deposits from customers | 6,890,909 | 5,937,064 |
| Derivative financial liabilities | 194,376 | –4 |
| Current income tax payable | 139,463 | 113,910 |
| Other liabilities | 1,242,178 | 938,776 |
| Provision | 20,351 | 3,791 |
| Debts issued and other borrowed funds | 888,950 | 929,595 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | –4 | 727 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 9,376,227 | 7,923,863 |
| Share capital | 25,100 | 25,100 |
| Share premium | 280,455 | 280,455 |
| Retained earnings | 173,461 | 185,256 |
| Statutory reserve5 | 144,289 | 108,699 |
| Small scale investment reserve (SSI)6 | 764 | 764 |
| Non-distributable regulatory reserve (NDR)7 | 299,701 | 155,665 |
| Translation reserve8 | 34,523 | 44,194 |
| Fair value reserve | 88,867 | 69,176 |
| AGSMEIS reserve9 | 40,428 | 28,565 |
| Total equity | 1,087,588 | 897,874 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 10,463,815 | 8,821,737 |
- Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.total_liabilities.
Notes and alternative reported figures (8)
- “Restricted balances with central bank” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 20: cash reserve requirement.
- “Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Equity instruments at FVOCI; recorded under investment securities.
- “Goodwill” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 21: goodwill on the acquisition of Fidelity Bank UK (former Union Bank UK).
- “Statutory reserve” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 35.
- “Small scale investment reserve (SSI)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 35.
- “Non-distributable regulatory reserve (NDR)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 35.
- “Translation reserve” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 35: foreign operations (Fidelity Bank UK).
- “AGSMEIS reserve” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 35: Agri-Business/Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme reserve.
Cash flow
| Line (as printed) | FY2025Annual reportreported for the year | FY2024Annual reportcomparative in FY2025 filing |
|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operations | 697,786 | 308,150 |
| Interest received1 | 1,276,998 | 812,434 |
| Interest paid2 | (536,994) | (336,029) |
| Income tax paid | (92,165) | (22,635) |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 1,345,624 | 761,921 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (142,963) | (38,452) |
| Purchase of intangible assets | (42,217) | (19,020) |
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | (759,477) | (632,749) |
| Dividends paid | (62,750) | (46,400) |
| Proceeds from Issue of shares3 | 227,045 | 175,850 |
| Net cash flows used in financing activities | 117,456 | 181,730 |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 703,603 | 310,902 |
| Net foreign exchange difference on cash and cash equivalents | (87,859) | 32,371 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at 1 January | 707,450 | 364,177 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 December | 1,323,973 | 709,155 |
Notes and alternative reported figures (3)
- “Interest received” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Operating activities (note 36b).
- “Interest paid” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Operating activities (note 36c).
- “Proceeds from Issue of shares” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Financing activities.
Segments
Segment data not yet collected for this company in the pilot.
Dividends
Proposed or recommended, declared and paid are different events and are kept apart. A statement that no dividend was proposed does not mean none was paid.
| Year ended | Event | Wording as printed | Amount | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | Dividends paid (cash flow statement) | Dividends paid |
(62,750) | NGN millions | Annual report, p57 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | Dividends paid (cash flow statement) | Dividends paid |
(46,400) | NGN millions | Annual report, p57 |
Sources
Each filing used on this page, newest period first. Dates are the document's own; the date we retrieved a file is shown separately and is never a publication date.
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Fidelity Bank Plc Reports and Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 December 2025
Year ended 31 December 2025 · Annual report · signed / final
Audit: Deloitte & Touche, unmodified opinion · signed
Auditor's sign-off: Deloitte & Touche; engagement partner Michael Daudu (FRC/2013/PRO/ICAN/004/00000000845)
Final status: Independent auditor's report signed for Deloitte & Touche by engagement partner Michael Daudu, with the ICAN seal, dated 11 May 2026 (PDF p49, page image); statements approved by the board on 9 March 2026 and signed by the chairman, managing director and chief financial officer (PDF p54, page image).
- Document date
- 11 May 2026
- Published
- 12 May 2026
- Auditor's report
- 11 May 2026
- Board approval
- 9 Mar 2026
- Retrieved by us
- 8 Oct 2026 (not a publication date)
- Used for
- statement columns FY2025, FY2024
- Basis
- consolidated statements · NGN millions (printed “N'million”)
- Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December in the statement of cash flows (1 323 973; 2024: 709 155) differ from the statement of financial position (1 323 194; 2024: 707 450) and from opening cash plus the year's movements. Kept as printed.
- Earnings per share printed in kobo (580; 2024: 652, p53) is stored in naira (÷100) with the printed figure and unit kept.
Technical details
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- 187 pages, with a text layer
- SHA-256
132682e5cc9f846e07a398ba4334409a70099db119bb8acb41b7a3b53b93c239- Entity as printed
- Fidelity Bank Plc and its subsidiary (the Group and Bank)
- Exchange copy
- retrieved 2026-10-08T18:01:28Z
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