The Nature And Management Of Risk In Nigerian Banking Industry (a Case Study Of Afribank Nigeria Plc)

ABSTRACTThe nature and role of banks in financial intermediation portray the institution as vulnerable. The primary source of banks funds are deposits from other banks, private customers and other corporate organizations, such deposit, usually short termed are course, legally repayable in full to the depositors on demand in investing the money received. These deposits amount to 12 to 40 times the risk capital provided by the promoter of the bank depending on internal location policy and regulatory environment.This study examines the usefulness of adopting a systematic methodology for the analy…