The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed telecommunication companies to extend the disconnection of telephone lines not linked to National Identification Numbers from April 15, 2024, to July 31, 2024. A reliable source within the telecommunication sector disclosed this information to our correspondent yesterday. This decision commun...
As the deadline given to banks to link all bank accounts to NIN elapsed last Thursday, many banks in the country are yet to implement the directive. Recall that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN had issued a directive to all commercial banks in the country last year to restrict tier-1 accounts without proper Biometric […]
•Applicants for NIN Over 70 million bank customers are at risk of losing access to their accounts when the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive on restricting accounts without Bank Verification Numbers and National Identification Numbers goes into effect. The CBN had on December 1, 2023, in a circular directed that a ‘Post no Debit’ restriction...
Bank Customers have continued to besiege various bank branches in Lagos, to meet Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deadline for linking Bank Verification Number (BVN) and National Identification Number (NIN) to their accounts. In separate interviews with our correspondents, the bank customers also asked the CBN to extend the deadline for them to l...
Some telecommunications subscribers expressed displeasure today over the barring of their lines by telcos, despite having linked their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM cards. The subscribers expressed their displeasure in separate interviews with our correspondents in Lagos, reports NAN. Telecommunications (Telcos) operators...