CBN to freeze bank customers’ accounts without BVN, NIN in 2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Friday said all bank customers’ accounts without Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) and the National Identity Number (NIN) shall be frozen beginning from April 2024.

The bank said the move is part of its efforts to promote financial system stability and strengthening of the Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures in financial institutions under its purview.