financial inclusion

One Lost SIM, One Frozen Life: The Hidden Cost of Nigeria’s Digital Banking Push Nigerian customer replacing a SIM card linked to bank accounts.

Nigerian customer replacing a SIM card linked to bank accounts.

One Lost SIM, One Frozen Life: The Hidden Cost of Nigeria’s Digital Banking Push

Oluwafunbi Bello June 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – For millions of Nigerians, a mobile phone number is no longer just a tool...

When the Cash Kiosk Becomes the Bank: Inside Nigeria’s Explosive POS Boom — and the Fraud, Failures and Fear Lurking Beneath A roadside POS kiosk in Abuja where residents withdraw and transfer money daily, reflecting Nigeria’s rapidly expanding agent banking system

A roadside POS kiosk in Abuja where residents withdraw and transfer money daily, reflecting Nigeria’s rapidly expanding agent banking system

When the Cash Kiosk Becomes the Bank: Inside Nigeria’s Explosive POS Boom — and the Fraud, Failures and Fear Lurking Beneath

Koko Maxwella March 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In many Nigerian neighbourhoods today, the nearest “bank” is no longer a marble-floored branch...

FIRS Clarifies: No Separate TIN Needed to Bank in Nigeria FIRS clarifies Nigerians do not need separate TIN for banking access

FIRS clarifies Nigerians do not need separate TIN for banking access

FIRS Clarifies: No Separate TIN Needed to Bank in Nigeria

Dennis Gabriel September 14, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has dismissed claims that Nigerians must obtain a...