BIC/SWIFT Code For Banks In Nigeria

SWIFT CODE is recognized as a BANK IDENTIFIER CODE (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch when transferring money between banks, mostly for international wire transfer.

A BIC/SWIFT CODE is usually of 8-11 character code, the codes represent bank code, country code, location code and branch code.

Bank code XXXX – represents the bank, usually a short version of the bank’s name
Country code YY – represents the country the bank is in
Location code ZZ – states where the bank head office is, usually made up of letters or numbers
Branch code 123 – represents the particular branch the transaction is carried out.

Nigeria bank BIC/SWIFT CODE usually consists of either 8 or 11 characters. When it is 8, it means the branch the transaction is been carried out is the bank’s head office; when is 11, it means it is for the bank branch office. Banks use these codes to exchange messages between themselves.

This article will list out BIC/SWIFT CODE for banks head office in Nigeria, if you need for a particular branch, you might need to call the bank yourself.

BANK HEAD OFFICE	CODE
ACCESS BANK CITIBANK ECOBANK FIDELITY BANK FIRST BANK NIGERIA FCMB GLOBUS BANK GUARANTY TRUST BANK HERITAGE BANK KEYSTONE BANK POLARIS BANK PROVIDUS BANK STANBIC IBTC BANK STANDARD CHARTERED STERLING BANK SUNTRUST BANK TITAN TRUST BANK UNION BANK UBA UNITY BANK WEMA BANK ZENITH BANK	ABNGNGLA CITINGLA ECOCNGLA FIDTNGLA FBNINGLA FCMBNGLA GLOUNGLA GTBINGLA HBCLNGLA PLNINGLA PRDTNGLA UMPLNGLA SBICNGLX SCBLNGLA NAMENGLA SUTGNGLA TTRUNGLA UBNINGLA UNAFNGLA ICITNGLA WEMANGLA ZEIBNGLA