Sterling Bank Plc, which is a full service national commercial bank is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. On Reuters and Bloomberg terminals, it is identified as STERLNB.LG and STERLNBA:NL respectively. The bank provides services to individuals, small businesses (SMEs) and large corporations. As of December 2021, the bank's branch network numbered 141, distributed throughout Nigeria with total assets valued in excess of NGN 1.6 trillion).