{"id":314808,"date":"2024-03-16T13:45:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T12:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=314808"},"modified":"2024-03-16T13:45:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T12:45:48","slug":"bvn-registration-hits-61-16m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/03\/16\/bvn-registration-hits-61-16m\/","title":{"rendered":"BVN registration hits 61.16m"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>As of January 26, the BVN count stood at 59.9 million<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The need for Nigerians to register their BVN arose following the demands by banks and telecommunication companies asking people to link their accounts and phone numbers with SIM<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System has said the registration for the Bank Verification Number (BVN) has now increased to 61.16 million.<\/p>\n<p>NIBSS disclosed this on its website on Saturday, adding that the BVN is 61,166,384 as 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