How to Register for the Compulsory Bank Verification Number (BVN) Before the Deadline Date

The Central Bank of Nigeria last year issued a directive to all the commercial banks operating in the country to start the enrollment and issuing of BVN to all their customers in a bid to enhance greater security on access to sensitive or personal information in the Banking System.

The BVN is said to give each customer a unique identity across the Nigerian Banking Industry and that can be used for easy identification at point of carrying out any bank transactions.

Take for instance, that you went to the bank to carry out some transactions that required you to present your ID, and it happens that you forgot your ID but you are with your BVN, at this point you have nothing to worry as the bank will now use your BVN and allow you to go ahead with your transactions.

Our aim today, is to show you how you can easily register for your BVN before the deadline date set aside which is on the 30^th of June, 2015.

Rumours have been flying around that bank customer that fails to register for the BVN will no longer be allowed to carry out certain transactions; therefore the importance of registering for your own BVN cannot be overemphasized since every rumour these days comes with it an iota of truth.

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To register for BVN, follow the procedure below;

= => Visit any branch of your bank with a valid ID card and request for BVN enrollment form.

= => Fill in the enrollment form accordingly

= => After which your biometrics (face and thumbprints) will be captured

= => A temporal ID number will be given to you

= => You will then be asked to go and wait for at least 48hrs for your BVN to be sent to your phone number.

Within 48hrs, you should receive your BVN via text message to your phone.

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If you have different accounts with other banks, you do not need to go and register separately again, but all you have to do this time around is to take that your BVN that was issued to you to those other banks you maintain accounts with and they will integrate that single BVN into them.

Have you registered for your BVN? If you have not, what are you waiting for?

The door is still open for you to do so until the 30^th day of June. So go and register now to avoid stories that touch thereafter.