NEWS BREAKING: Hurray CBN extends deadline for BANK VERIFICATION NUMBER [BVN] Registration

The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended the deadline for the Bank Verification Number exercise till October 31.

A statement by the CBN said the decision to extend the BVN registration was due to passionate appeals from the public for the extension of the exercise after the expiration of the earlier deadline on Tuesday.

The apex bank said it noticed with satisfaction the level of compliance among the banking public and also acknowledged the difficulties which the people have gone through in the last few days in the quest to beat the registration timeline.

It added that arrangements are being made to enroll bank customers in Diaspora in the next few days.