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NDIC chases Heritage Bank debtors
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NDIC to pay first tranche of Heritage Bank liquidation dividends

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has announced that the first tranche of liquidation dividends for uninsured depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank will be paid in April 2025. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Sunday by the Acting Head of Communication & Public Affairs, NDIC, Hawwau Gambo. According to the statement, the […]

NDIC urges AI adoption to strengthen fraud detection in banks
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NDIC urges AI adoption to strengthen fraud detection in banks

The Managing Director and CEO of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, Mr. Bello Hassan, has called for the integration of Artificial Intelligence technologies to improve fraud detection in Nigeria’s financial institutions. Speaking at the Risk Management Roundtable organized by FITC, Mr. Hassan highlighted the limitations of traditional fraud detection methods, which rely heavily on manual […]

NDIC pays out 82.36% of insured deposits to Heritage bank customers
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NDIC to auction defunct Heritage bank’s property, assets

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation is set to begin the auction of landed properties and chattels belonging to the defunct Heritage Bank on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. This initiative is part of the corporation’s efforts to facilitate the timely declaration of liquidation dividends for uninsured depositors of the failed bank. In a statement released on […]

NDIC pays out 82.36% of insured deposits to Heritage bank customers
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NDIC adopts NIBSS for payments to Heritage Bank insured depositors

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has announced the adoption of the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System for processing payments to insured depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank. This decision comes in response to identified limitations within the Remita payment platform, which hindered efficient disbursement. This was disclosed by the Deputy Director of the NDIC at the […]

NDIC pays out 82.36% of insured deposits to Heritage bank customers
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NDIC pays out 82.36% of insured deposits to Heritage bank customers

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has successfully disbursed 82.36% of the total insured deposits to customers of Heritage Bank, following the revocation of the bank’s license by the Central Bank of Nigeria on June 3, 2024. This payment was achieved within just four days of the bank’s closure. According to a statement from Bashir A. […]

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NDIC urge collaboration of law enforcement to combat banking fraud

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation urged law enforcement agencies to strengthen their partnership to curb banking fraud in the country. This was disclosed by the Managing Director/Chief Executive of NDIC, Bello Hassan on Thursday on Thursday at the annual capacity-building workshop for law-enforcement agents in Lagos, according to The Punch. Hassan, represented by the NDIC […]

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Heritage Bank: NDIC begins verification, refund of depositors

The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Commission has started the liquidation process of the defunct Heritage Bank with verification and payment of the bank depositors. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director of Communication & Public Affairs, of NDIC, Bashir Nuhu on Monday, following its appointment as liquidator of Heritage Bank by the Central […]

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NDIC to verify, pay Heritage Bank customers with BVN

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has said that depositors it is currently verifying customers of the bank and will pay up to N5 million, depending on their deposits. NDIC stated that it has begun the liquidation process of Heritage Bank Plc as a result of the revocation of its banking license by the Central Bank […]

NDIC urges AI adoption to strengthen fraud detection in banks
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Depositors of 96 failed micro finance banks to get refund – NDIC

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation said that it would pay depositors of closed microfinance and primary mortgage banks once the debts are recovered from those owing the banks This was disclosed by the NDIC Department of Communication and Public Affairs, Mr Alfred Ijah, according to Nairametrics. On Thursday, NDIC disclosed it received winding-up orders for […]

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Why banks must prioritize cybersecurity – NDIC

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Deposit Insurance Corporation, Bello Hassan, has called on bankers in the country to pay attention to cybersecurity. This disclosure was made by Hassan at the swearing-in ceremony of Professor Pius Olanrewaju as the 23rd president/chairman of the council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria in Lagos. […]

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NDIC raises banks’ deposit insurance coverage to N5m

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has announced the rise in the maximum deposit Insurance coverage for depositors of banks by 900 per cent to N5 million. This was disclosed in a Press release by the Managing Director/Chief Executive of NDIC, Bello Hassan via its official X handle on Thursday. He said the increase of the […]

NDIC reimburses depositors of 179 disolved banks
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NDIC reimburses depositors of 179 disolved banks

The Nigeria Insurance Corporation stated that depositors of four mortgage banks and 179 resting microfinance institutions nationwide have received their money back. According to The PUNCH, this was said on Thursday during the 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair at the NDIC Special Day, which was presided over by the organization’s managing director, Dr. Bello Hassan. […]