NIN-SIM-BVN Cut-Off Series Snapshot
Exclusion has face and it is female
This Women’s Month, we’re shedding light on the gender gap in financial inclusion and the gendered effects of poverty that make women more likely to be financially excluded than their male counterparts. According to The 2023 Access to Finance survey, 29% of Nigerians lack NINs, with marginalised groups, including women in rural areas, bearing the […]
The BVN/NIN cut-off series
Limited enrolment centres and travel distances make it difficult for willing but marginalized Nigerians to link their NIN/BVN to their accounts before the March/April deadline. Our recent data snapshot, “NIN/BVN Bank Account Cut-Off Impact Snapshot,” highlights this issue and its impact on unserved and underserved communities. It points out that geo-mapping restrictions, such as the […]
Formal exclusion threat to the most vulnerable Nigerians: The NIN-BVN Tier-1 KYC lens
What we know: 29% of adult Nigerians do not have a NIN (National Identity Number) and 51% do not have a Bank Verification Number (BVN) . More than half of those without NIN or BVN fall in the poor to poorest bracket living predominantly in the North. On Episode 14 of Inclusion for all radio, […]
Formal exclusion threat to the most vulnerable Nigerians: The NIN-SIM ban lens
What we know: 47.7% of unbanked Nigerians, predominantly marginalised groups do not have a National Identity Number (NIN), which is now one of the key requirements for opening even a tier-1 (easy access) bank account. On Episode 13 of Inclusion for all radio, Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo – podcast host and the Inclusion for all Advocacy Lead […]
Link between Poverty and NIN Ownership Snapshot
Snapshot: Naira Redesign Impact
Link between poverty and ID ownership
Press Release: Inclusion for all research identifies groups most vulnerable to identity exclusion
November 25, 2021 – Lagos: The Inclusion for All initiative, an advocacy programme that seeks to remove the barriers that prevent the financial and economic inclusion of Nigeria’s poorest and most vulnerable communities, has released its most recent research findings through an open-source data visualisation platform. The Inclusion for All platform allows interested stakeholders to […]
BusinessDay Q&A with Head, Inclusion for all.
“Financial Inclusion will not improve if Nigeria does not address the barriers to ID ownership”. Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo 1. Tell us about Inclusion for all and its participation in deepening access to financial services in Nigeria? Our work seeks to understand the barriers to access for Nigeria’s most vulnerable and marginalised communities, whether they be policy […]
