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NDIC Compensate Depositors Of Closed Banks

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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said that no fewer than 526,414 depositors of closed Deposit Money Banks and Micro Finance Banks since its inception 30 years ago.

 

The Managing Director of the corporation, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim said this at a news conference to commemorate the agency's 30th anniversary in Abuja on Friday.

Umaru, represented by Dr Sunday Oluyemi, the corporation’s Director, Communication and Public Affairs, said the organization had also paid more than N70.53 million to 869 depositors of closed Primary Mortgage Banks.

He said that a cumulative sum of N8.25 billion and N2.97 billion was paid to the DMB and MFB depositors as insured amounts.

The managing director disclosed that 53 deposit banks, 325 microfinance banks and 51 primary mortgage banks had been liquidated without disruption to the nation’s payment system.

Umaru said the corporation was currently providing deposit insurance cover to 27 deposit money banks, 918 microfinance banks 34 primary mortgage banks and two non-interest banks.

Umaru noted that the corporation had introduced the Deposit Insurance System courses in no fewer than 10 universities to foster awareness and enhance depositors and consumer protection.

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