BVN: CBN insists October is deadline

Few days shy of the October 31 deadline for customers to complete their Bank Verification Number, the Central Bank of Nigeria has foreclosed the possibility of further extension of the exercise.

It would be recalled that the BVN exercise which initially ended on June 30th had to be extended by additional three months following calls from many bank customers who could not register within the period.

Hajia Khadija Kasim, Deputy Director, Consumer Protection Department of the CBN while addressing stakeholders at a one-day sensitisation forum in Ibadan on Thursday said there was no going back on the deadline.

“The initial deadline was June 30th before we extended it to end of October. By now we expect all Nigerians to go before the expiration date and get their Bank Verification Number. Please Nigerians, come out and ensure that within the few days left for the registration, you are registered for the exercise,” she maintained.

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