Ahead of CBN deadline, Nigerians with BVN hit 60.2m, up from 58.7m

Twenty-one days before the expiration of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) deadline for bank customers to have Bank Verification Number, BVN updated to their accounts or risk access to their accounts, registration has risen to 60.2 million, the latest data from the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System, NIBSS has shown.

The figure represents an increase of over 1.5m new registrations from 58.7 million BVN registrations as of September 12, 2023.

An update on the website of the NIBSS indicated that as of January 10, 2024, BVN registration has hit 60,200,872.