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ANADEFI Banks Ring Solution to Banking Crisis
Despite the best efforts of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the financial industry is still strained by weak counterparty management policy due largely to lack of reliable data and dearth of powerful financial analysis tool that can enable financial institutions evaluate their customers and counterparties, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now report.
The result is that as the regulatory authority and risk managers of banks sketch out details of how to improve lending, they are still tied to the mystifyingly complex series of banking rules that produce vicious credit cycle.
People familiar with banking software and regulation said that Nigeria has not yet implemented global risk management standards, such as Basel II, which requires banks to maintain elaborate loss histories; data availability for deriving stress test impacts is limited.
Eager however to consolidate and achieve a robust banking industry through reforms, the CBN has hinted that it would engage specialists to drive the implementation of the Basel II and III, as well as other key initiatives aimed at enhancing effective banking supervision.
Basel III is a global regulatory standard on bank capital adequacy, stress testing and market liquidity risk agreed upon by the members of the Basel committee on banking supervision.
Hussaini Yakubu,, chief operating officer of Mayakorp Limited, a solutions and IT services provider, advised the CBN to begin with a business decision support tool that will come with solution for counterparty risk management, financial analysis and internal rating.
This is due to obvious loopholes in Basel II blamed as one of the major factors of the global financial crisis.
According to Hussaini Yakubu, because of the fragile nature of developing economies, regulatory authorities must ensure that successive banking capital rules do not make the same mistakes.
Nigeria CommunicationsWeek gathered that Basel II collapsed on all the three pillars it was founded under the weight of the crisis before the plaster had even set.
During the crisis, the global financial system came close to a complete halt as a result of problems propagated via financial markets to banks globally.
The need to underpin the liquidity problems of banks is imperative.
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, CBN governor, recently told an audience at the London School of Economics that Basel III bank reforms currently in development probably won’t prevent banks taking on excessive risk because they are too soft at influencing behavior.
“I think one of the major problems that Basel III will have is that it falls into the…trap of thinking that by simply creating certain capital guidelines you can alter behavior,” he said.
His submission falls aptly in line with Hussein’s recommendation of flexible tool, easy to implement, even for complex projects for the industry before they progress to the full implementation of Basel III.
Hussaini said that ANADEFI Banks, a solution developed by O.R. System of France is just what Nigerian banks need to give them traceable and qualified information.
Nigeria CommunicationsWeek gathered that ANADEFI Banks is fully compliant with Basel II and III and combines external, internal, financial and non-financial data into a single repository for counterparty rating and gives a better understanding of risk origination.
It also standardizes financial analysis and counterparty rating practices within a centralized solution which is robust, flexible and scalable (multi industry, multi financial statements, etc.) and easily maintains rating models and reduces the time to market of the rating model validation to its implementation.
Elsewhere, ANADEFI Information Exchange Platform (AIEP) addresses Central Banks and regulators’ growing need to manage their counterparty risks and Basel II and III compliance requirements.
AIEP is modular software enabling Central Banks and regulators’ risks department to set up a unique repository where are stored all their third parties and risks information.
Two of O.R. System customers have already implemented it with success on some of their platforms, including the enterprises information trade company Société de Commercialisation d’Informations d’Entreprises (SCIE), an initiative of several financial institutions and banks in the West Africa.
Abel Assogba, of SCIE said: “Thanks to its flexibility and reliability the AIEP solution enables us to optimize our counterparty risks management. O.R. System was able to understand our strategic issues and accurately adapted the software to our need for a balance sheets and enterprise rating platform in the countries of our monetary zone. We are now going to extend the solution and use its other modules”
Fabrice Fauconnier, development director at O.R. System: “We know that some central banks have implemented a risks platform but many of them have not found yet an adequate tool for an information exchange platform; our software provides a complete and coherent turnkey solution in response to this strong need.”
New data from CFA Society Nigeria is reshaping how the country’s financial sector thinks about talent development, with Access emerging as the single largest source of CFA candidates in Nigeria, distinction industry watchers say signals a deeper shift in how leading institutions are building investment expertise from within.
In its Where Nigeria’s Finance Professionals Work series, published in a national daily, CFA Society Nigeria placed Access first among employers of CFA candidates nationwide, with 82 candidates enrolled in the programme, more than double the 38 recorded at the next-placed institution and well ahead of every other bank or financial services firm on the list.
Access also ranked second among employers of CFA charterholders, with 11 professionals who have completed all three levels of the Programme and met its experience and ethics requirements.
For an industry that has long measured itself by balance sheet size and branch count, the rankings point to a different kind of competition: one over who is building the deepest bench of certified, globally credentialed talent.
CFA Society Nigeria compiled the data from its Salesforce Membership Database as at June 2026, and described the exercise as a way of recognising employers whose people “bring rigour, integrity and global best practices into the workplace every day.”
Analysts following the sector say the outcome is notable less for the ranking itself than for what it suggests about talent strategy across Africa’s financial services industry. A single institution developing more aspiring charterholders than the rest of the market combined raises the floor for professional standards nationally, not just within one balance sheet.
Every candidate who advances through the CFA Programme adds to a shared pool of ethics-trained, analytically rigorous professionals that Nigeria’s capital markets, pension funds and asset managers all eventually draw from.
Access Holdings Group Chief Executive Officer Innocent C. Ike, commenting on the rankings, framed the achievement in terms of institution-building rather than recruitment: “Every candidate on that list represents our commitment to building institutions and professionals that endure.”
The remark echoes a broader thesis increasingly voiced by market observers, that talent depth, not scale alone, is what will determine which African financial institutions earn lasting global credibility.
That distinction sits at the centre of Access’s stated ambition to become the World’s Most Respected African Financial Services Group. If the CFA numbers are any indication, the Group’s route to that goal runs less through square metres of branch network and more through the calibre of the people sitting inside it, a bet that Nigeria’s finance professionals, and the institutions that will one day hire them, are already placing alongside Access.
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced plans to introduce Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) baggage tracking technology across domestic and international airport terminals to tackle the growing problem of delayed, misrouted and missing luggages
Michael Achimugu, director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NCAA, disclosed this at a stakeholder engagement forum in Lagos.
Achimugu said the RFID-enabled system would replace the traditional barcode-based baggage tracking framework and provide airlines and passengers with real-time visibility of checked luggage from check-in to final collection.
According to him, the technology would improve baggage traceability, reduce mishandling and strengthen accountability across the baggage-handling chain.
Unlike conventional barcode systems, RFID technology allows baggage to be automatically scanned at multiple points without requiring direct line of sight, enabling real-time tracking of luggage throughout its journey.
Achimugu said issues involving short-landed, missing, lost or damaged baggage had remained among the major complaints from air travellers, alongside flight delays.
He said the introduction of RFID technology was therefore aimed at improving baggage-handling standards and restoring passenger confidence in the aviation sector.
The NCAA said the initiative also aligns with IATA Resolution 753, which requires airlines to track baggage at key points during the passenger journey.
The authority expects the technology to provide more accurate information on the location of luggage, facilitate quicker resolution of baggage-related complaints and improve the overall passenger experience.
The NCAA said the initiative would also strengthen accountability among airlines and other stakeholders involved in baggage handling at Nigerian airports.
eTranzact International Plc has called for increased adoption of digital payment solutions among micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), saying access to technology is critical to improving business efficiency, financial inclusion and growth.
The company also said it was deepening its partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to expand digital access and financial literacy among small businesses across the country.
In a statement, the Divisional Head, Merchant Services, eTranzact, Mrs. Abimbola Reis, stated this at the SMEDAN/eTranzact Town Hall Engagement in Lagos recently, themed, “Financial Literacy and Inclusion for MSMEs Leveraging on Fintech Innovation.”
Reis described MSMEs as the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, noting that the sector comprises almost 40 million businesses and contributes significantly to economic growth and job creation.
However, she said many businesses continue to face challenges including limited access to finance, inefficient payment systems, weak financial reporting, cash-flow constraints and inadequate access to digital platforms.
She added that trust concerns also affect businesses’ ability to access finance, while heavy reliance on cash increases exposure to theft and makes payment reconciliation more difficult.
Representing the Director-General of SMEDAN, Prof. Yinka Fisher said the town hall was aimed at generating practical ideas and solutions that would support the growth and expansion of MSMEs.
“The essence of this engagement is to share ideas and concepts that will help MSMEs thrive and expand. Our partnership with eTranzact is about expanding the frontiers of MSMEs and ensuring they continue to grow,” he said.
Also speaking, representative of the Director-General of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dr. Praise Adedigba said businesses could no longer depend solely on hard work to remain competitive.
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