Nigerian banks on Monday resumed business after the Federal Government announced a phased easing of lockdown occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Customers were seen in large numbers on banks premises trying to do one transaction or another. The banks were able to manage the crowd by giving them numbers and allowing only five persons into the banking hall at a time.
“The crowd is too much; my number is 90. I will go and come back later or I go tomorrow,” one of the customers in Festac area of Lagos, told BusinessDay
Some of the bank branches are still closed and those that have resumed are operating for five to six hours.
Hope Moses-Ashike
Hope Moses-Ashike is an Associate Editor, Banking and Finance, with more than a decade of experience reporting on Nigeria’s financial system and broader economy. She closely tracks market movements, monetary policy decisions, company disclosures, regulatory actions, economic indicators, and global developments, and interprets what they mean for businesses, investors, policymakers, and households. Her reporting helps readers understand complex issues such as inflation trends, foreign exchange market dynamics, interest rate decisions, bank performance, and investment risks.
She also covers major international events and periodically travels to Washington, D.C., to report on the World Bank/IMF Spring and Annual Meetings.
Her dedication to financial journalism has earned her multiple recognitions and invitations to high-level professional development programmes. She is an alumna of the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the United States and holds an Advanced Financial Journalism Certificate from the Press Association Training in London, UK. Her other notable achievements include completing the Lagos Business School CMC Programme, the Bloomberg Media Africa Initiative Programme, and a Master Class in Journalism at Rhodes University in South Africa.
