Federal Government has apologised for its tweet ordering all account holders in the country to obtain and fill self-certification forms.
The order was given in a tweet (now deleted) despite the possession of the Bank Verification Number and the National Identification Number by account holders on Thursday 17th of September, 2020
Failure to do so, the Nigerian government threatened to block access to defaulters’ accounts or impose a monetary penalty.
The order to fill another Self-Confirmation form, despite the existing BVN and NIN, had attracted condemnations on social media.
However, in a tweet on Friday, the government apologised for misinformation.
It tweeted, “We apologise 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.”
