1.Banking System 1.1 What percentage of firm||||||||||external finance is provided by the banks? Are banks the main source of finance? 1.2 Discuss the evolution of the banking sector for Nigeria. 1.3 In what activities are banks allowed to engage in Nigeria? What are the different categories of banks. 1.4 How many banks operate in Nigeria? What is the concentration of bank system? (i.e. what are the assets of the largest five or ten banks as a percentage of total assets of the largest five or ten banks a percentage of total assets of the banking system? 1.5 What are banks main activities? what is the structure of their assets and liabilities? 1.6 What is the role of the central bank? 1.7 Who owns banking institutions in Nigeria? Are there special government lending institutions? 1.8 Can banks own non-financial firms? 1.9 What kind banking risk or crisis do the banks and financial institutions face in Nigeria? 1.10 What kind of risk management techniques are the banks using? 2. Financial Markets 2.1 What is the stock market capitalization of Nigeria? How many firms are quoted? What is the annual volume of trading? 2.2 How is trading organized? What institutions are allowed to trade? 2.3 How many markets are there in Nigeria? (E.g. is there a major market and several regional markets?) 2.4 Which are the major blue chip companies? 2.5 What percentage of shares are owned by individual investors, financial institutions,corporations,government,and foreign investors?