Zenith Bank Plc at the weekend called on Nigerians at home and in the diaspora seeking to participate in the landmark Initial Public Offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals to subscribe conveniently through its website or mobile app, internet banking, USSD, corporate internet banking and any Zenith Bank branch nationwide. . Zenith is one of the receiving banks and a designated electronic application channel for the historic transaction. Subscription
Across all of these channels, anchored by Zenith Bank’s network of 456 branches and 84 cash centres, investors enjoy a secure, fast and reliable route into the offer from anywhere in the world, at any hour. Whether the application begins on a phone in London, a laptop in Houston or across the counter of a Zenith banking hall in Lokoja, the process conveys prospective investors smoothly through to completion of the application. Every subscription is linked to the investor’s Bank Verification Number, a seal of identity and security that accompanies each application from submission to allotment. It is service the Zenith way: first-time and seasoned subscribers alike, enjoy a straightforward and fully protected process, as well as the confidence that their stake in history is processed through Zenith Bank.
Applications opened on Monday, 14 September 2026 and will run for 30 days, closing on Tuesday, 13 October 2026. According to the prospectus, the shares are offered at ₦525 each, with a minimum subscription of 10 shares, or ₦5,250. The offer seeks to raise ₦2.15 trillion, the largest equity offering ever undertaken on the African continent, and the prospectus further provides that retail investors who subscribe and hold their shares may qualify for bonus shares under the Retail Investor Incentive Programme, subject to regulatory approvals.
Zenith Bank said it stands ready to make participation effortless for subscribers who choose to take part. Nigeria’s largest bank by Tier-1 capital, Zenith, has built a reputation of combining scale with innovation. This capability is now at the service of every investor in this offer. The Bank has records to prove this as its own most recent public offering was executed mainly through digital channels, a demonstration of digital readiness built on robust digital infrastructure. That infrastructure has since been strengthened further through a comprehensive technological overhaul, positioning Zenith to serve its retail customers with the same excellence long enjoyed by its corporate clients; which is precisely the capability an offer of this scale demands.
Within the wider transaction, it said, Quantum Zenith Capital & Investments Limited serves among the joint issuing houses, while Zenith Bank itself provides the secure and dependable channels through which applications are received and processed. Zenith Bank brings tested infrastructure and experience to the largest equity offering in African history. It will leverage combination of financial strength, digital excellence and customer devotion that has earned the Bank recognition year after year as one of Africa’s foremost financial institutions, trusted by millions of customers and by the corporates and governments behind the continent’s biggest transactions.
