Federal Government Apologises For Asking all banks, Account holders to Re-register

Following the backlash from Nigerians over the re-registration of accounts, the Federal Government. Friday, has apologized for the information earlier shared asking all account holders in the country’s financial institutions to register their details again.

‘It tweeted, “We apologies for the misleading tweets (now deleted) that went up yesterday, regarding the completion of self-certification forms by Reportable Persons. The message contained in the @firsNigeria Notice does not apply to everybody. FIRS will issue appropriate clarification shortly.”

We apologize for the misleading tweets (now deleted) that went up yesterday, regarding the completion of self-certification forms by Reportable Persons. The message contained in the @firsNigeria Notice does not apply to everybody. FIRS will issue appropriate clarification shortly pic.twitter.com/KBiPh0lCwJ

— Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) September 18, 2020