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TAJBank Limited has won the Non-Interest Bank of the Year Award for the fifth consecutive time at the 2026 Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards organised by BusinessDay Media Limited.
The award recognises the bank’s contributions to Nigeria’s non-interest banking sector and its efforts to provide financial services based on ethical practices and customer needs.
Speaking on the recognition, TAJBank’s Founder and Managing Director, Hamid Joda, said the award had strengthened the bank’s resolve to expand access to non-interest banking and provide transparent, customer-focused financial services.
In a statement issued at the weekend by the bank’s Head of Marketing Communications, Isiaka Wakili, Joda thanked BusinessDay Media for recognising the bank’s contributions to the industry.
“We are deeply honoured to receive the Non-Interest Bank of the Year Award at the 2026 BAFI Awards. This recognition belongs to our Board of Directors, management, dedicated staff and most importantly, our valued customers, whose confidence continues to inspire us.
“We see this award not merely as a celebration of our achievements, but as a renewed call to deepen financial inclusion, strengthen our commitment to ethical banking and develop innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers,” Joda said.
Also speaking, TAJBank’s Co-Founder and Executive Director, Sheriff Idi, said the award reflected the bank’s progress in establishing a strong identity in Nigeria’s financial services industry.
He said the bank had continued to strengthen its market position through customer-focused services, operational improvements and a business model designed to address the different financial needs of its growing customer base.
According to him, the recognition would encourage the bank to build on its achievements, explore new growth opportunities and deliver greater value to customers while strengthening its position in the non-interest banking sector.
The Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of BusinessDay Media Limited, Frank Aigbogun, said the award recognised institutions that had demonstrated that banking could combine profitability with trust and responsible financial management.
“To be recognised as Non-Interest Bank of the Year is to be acknowledged as an institution demonstrating that banking can simultaneously deliver profitability, trust, and responsible financial stewardship,” Aigbogun said.
He added that at a time when the financial sector was increasingly focused on sustainability, ethical practices and long-term trust, TAJBank had distinguished itself as one of Nigeria’s most dynamic and credible non-interest financial institutions.
