Following the request by the Minister of Defence, Dan Ali Mohammed that the Central Bank of Nigeria should extend the registration of Biometric Verification Number for men and officers of the Nigeria Armed Forces, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday approved the extension to enable them access their salaries.

Alhaji Suleiman Barau, Deputy Governor Operations of the APEX Bank gave this disclosure to the Senate Committee on Appropriation when it appeared before it in Abuja.

Barau, who came along with other relevant stakeholders concerned with the proposed N465bn Supplementary Budget said that the bank understood the plight of the military operatives.

Thunderlicious:
Mumu country abi na zoo. Why is the BVN registration for Nigerians in diaspora not done at the embassy? What then is the purpose of an embassy in a foreign land? Nigerians are scattered all over the World but the CBN made provisions for about 9 BVN centers or thereabout. It is silly to ask someone who is living in Australia, for example, to travel to USA because of BVN. Not all Nigerians in diaspora have resident permit and therefore travelling will not be possible for all. The easiest way would have been to register them at the Nigerian embassies. This is common sense.

Elmuaz:
You said all this rubbish because almost all your brothers are living illegally abroad

looseweight:
Wetin concern army wey dey fight boko haram with bvn?

Thunderlicious:


Even if they're living legally, do you actually expect a person living in one country to travel to another because of BVN? If you do then you must be a poverty-stricken low life bamboo who has never traveled in an airplane and must be as brainless as the zoo you're living in.