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Banks Get 30-day Deadline To Close Accounts Without BVN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given banks and other financial institutions a 30-day timeline to close accounts without Bank Verification (BVN). Data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) showed that 57.39 million customers’ accounts have been linked to their BVNs as at April 8. A review of the ‘Regulatory Framework for Bank […]

Economy

CBN To Remove Up Tier-1 Accounts Not Linked To BVN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to remove accounts not linked to the Bank Verification System (BVN) from the financial system. The objective is to clean up the sector and reduce the growing incidence of fraud. Blaise Ijebor, director Risk Management Department and Chief Risk Officer, CBN said this at the Prembly Compliance Breakfast […]