This study examines the impact credit risk management has on the profitability of commercial banks in Nigeria. The main … ratio and non-performing loan ratio) and the profitability ratio (return on average asset, in particular) of five big … the data analysis shows that there is a strong relationship between credit risk parameters and returns of the bank …

indicators. Moreover, the Z-score (a bank stability measurement) and number of branches (a measurement of the bank's network … coverage), have a positive impact on efficiency. On the other side, the size of the bank and the financial crisis period show a … negative relationship with the bank's efficiency. The findings of our paper significantly contribute to the Islamic banking …