Financial inclusion still low in Nigeria despite digital ID coverage push

Nigeria’s efforts to expand digital ID issuance may be going steadily forward but the number of citizens still financially excluded remains high, experts say.

This is according to a recent International Monetary Fund report titled ‘Nigeria -- Fostering Financial Inclusion through Digital Financial Services,’ daily newspaper The Nation reports.

Nigeria is closing in on the 100 million mark for issued National Identity Numbers (NINs).

According to the report, although the financial inclusion efforts in Nigeria have recorded …

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