Most Nigerian banks have Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) which is within or above the limit set by regulators as at the third quarter of 2016. CAR which serves as a buffer for absorbing loses helps regulators protect depositors from banks who lend aggressively and in doing so do not get back most of
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