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About Development Bank of Nigeria

Development Bank of Nigeria exists to alleviate financing
constraints faced by Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
(MSMEs) in Nigeria.

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Dr. Tony Okpanachi

MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
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Partial Credit Risk Guarantees

Partial Credit Risk Guarantees

Participating Financial Institutions may to share risk with Development Bank of Nigeria.

Partial Credit Risk Guarantees

Capacity Building

Technical Assistance will be to both the Participating Financial Institutions and the ultimate borrowers.

Finance to Finance On-lending

This on-lending scheme designed for Financial Institutions (FI) lending operations to MSMEs.

Partial Credit Risk Guarantees

Long Term Finance Scheme PFIs

The Long-Term Finance is to Participating Financial Institutions support their long-term lending MSMEs for a period up to 10years.

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Achievement so far

How We Have Impacted

Our objective is to alleviate financing constraints faced by MSMEs and small Corporates in Nigeria through the provision of financing and partial credit guarantees to eligible financial intermediaries on a market-conforming and fully financially sustainable basis.

Number of Sub-loans

₦ 1.4 T

Total Amount Disbursed

PFIs

84

PFIs

* The information provided is as of December 2025




    Publications

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    VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2 2026
    An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Economic Growth and Energy Poverty On Agricultural CO2 Emissions in Nigeria
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    VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2 2026
    Household Electrification and Female Labour Supply: Measuring the Structural Shift from Home Production to Market Services in Rural Nigeria
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    VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2 2026
    Public Spending and Quality of Life in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Panel GMM
    time 2 months ago

    Events

    DBN Annual Lecture Series, 2024
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    DBN Annual Lecture Series, 2026

    • Wednesday, October 28, 2026
    • Transcorp Hilton Abuja
    DBN Annual Lecture Series, 2024
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    Entrepreneurship Training Programme (ETP) in-person workshops

    • Tuesday, June 9, 2026
    • Various Locations
    DBN Annual Lecture Series, 2024
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    DBN Techpreneur Summit, 2026

    • Thursday, June 11, 2026
    • Lagos Continental Hotel
    DBN Annual Lecture Series, 2024
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    DBN International Women's Day Celebration, 2026

    • Thursday, March 12, 2026
    • Abuja Continental Hotel
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