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Wednesday, 19 August 2020

It took me 15 trips to withdraw money. Banking is a maze for ordinary Nigerians

Red tape intended to disrupt fraudsters excludes people from accessing vital financial services. An overhaul is long overdue

It took winning an international writing prize for me to realise how excluded I was from banking in my country.

Before this, I had a savings account that I had opened at school, during a financial literacy session, with nothing but my school identity card, a blue pen, and a 500 naira (£1) required balance.

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