CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA BAILOUT POLICY AND BANKS PERFORMANCE: A T-Test ANALYSIS OF PRE AND POST BAILOUT OF BRIDGED BANKS IN NIGERIA

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA BAILOUT POLICY AND BANKS PERFORMANCE: A T-Test ANALYSIS OF PRE AND POST BAILOUT OF BRIDGED BANKS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The establishment and promotion of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)
by the Central Bank of Nigeria is prompted by the need for a special purpose vehicle to free
banks of their toxic asset burden and restore public confidence in the financial service
industry. Hence, the establishment of AMCON constitutes the critical step towards the
resolution of the problems hampering the performance of Nigerian banks. This study
examined the impact of CBN Bailout Policy on the Performance of Bridged Banks in
Nigeria. The study adopt experimental ex-post facto design to evaluate the impact of CBN
bailout policy on the performance of bridged-banks in Nigeria. The sample size of this study
consists of the three deposit money banks (Keystone, Enterprise and Mainstream banks)
designated by the CBN as bridged or nationalized banks as at 2010. The study employed
secondary sources of data due to the quantitative nature of the research and the design in use.
Matched- sampled t-test was used to compare means obtained from the pre and post bail out
data for a period of five years (2005-2009) years before and (2010-2014) after the policy. The
study found that the CBN bailout policy has not significantly improved the performance of
the bridged banks during the period of the study. Specifically, the results indicated that there
is no significant improvement in public confidence in the banks, as indicated by the lower
levels of customer deposits after the bailout policy. Moreover, the findings show that there is
increase in the risk assets quality of the banks during the period, as shown by the significant
decrease in the ratio of non–performing loans and advances after the bailout policy.
Therefore, there is no significant evidence that the bailout has improved the other
performance variables (capital adequacy, deposit mobilization, profitability and liquidity).
The study, therefore, recommends that governments and regulatory agencies should increase
efforts to restore the public confidence in the bridged banks. It is also recommended that, the
banking public and investors should increase their patronage to the bridged banks, as there
are adequate assurances that their monies are safe, because the banks are under direct
government control and supervision. Lastly, the banks‟ management and regulators should
embark on mass awareness about the current status of the banks to eliminate fear from the
mind of customers about their wealth. Moreover, the managers of the banks should increase
their efforts and adopt different strategies that could enhance their profitability.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page- – – – – – – – – i
Approval page – – – – – – – -ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – -iii
Acknowledgement – – – – – – – -iv
Abstract – – – – – – – – – -v
Table of content – – – – – – – -vi

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION – – – – – – – -1
1.0 Background of the study – – – – -1
1.1 Statement of the problem – – – – -5
1.2 Purpose of the study – – – – – -6
1.3 Significance of the study – – – – -8
1.4 Research questions – – – – – -9
1.5 Scope of the study – – – – – – -10

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW – – – – – – -11

CHAPTER THREE

Research methodology – – – – – – -39
Design of study – – – – – – – -40

CHAPTER FOUR

Presentation, analysis and interpretation of data – -48

CHAPTER FIVE

Summary of findings – – – – – – -60
Conclusion – – – – – – – – -61
Recommendations – – – – – – – -62
Suggestions for further research – – – – -64
References – – – – – – – – -65
Appendix I – – – – — – – – -68
Questionnaire. – – – – – – – -69

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA BAILOUT POLICY AND BANKS PERFORMANCE: A T-Test ANALYSIS OF PRE AND POST BAILOUT OF BRIDGED BANKS IN NIGERIA

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