Episodes

  • Formal Exclusion Threat To Vulnerable Nigerians: The NIN-BVN Tier-1KYC Lens

    Formal Exclusion Threat To Vulnerable Nigerians: The NIN-BVN Tier-1KYC Lens
    Mar 1 2024
    What we know: 29% of adult Nigerians do not have a NIN (National Identity Number) and 51% do not have a Bank Verification Number (BVN) . More than half of those without NIN or BVN fall in in the poor to poorest bracket living predominantly in the North.
    On Episode 14 of Inclusion for all radio, Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo - podcast host and the Inclusion for all Advocacy Lead at EFInA, is joined by Mr. Sarafadeen Fasasi - the national president of the Association of Mobile Money Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN).

    Listen to the full conversation to learn more about the challenges being encountered to ensure adult banked Nigerians comply; and the risk of further exclusion posed, should the regulatory directive not be implemented with the poorest populations in mind.
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    27 mins
  • Formal exclusion threat to the most vulnerable Nigerians: The NIN-SIM ban lens

    Formal exclusion threat to the most vulnerable Nigerians: The NIN-SIM ban lens
    Feb 16 2024
    What we know: 47.7% of unbanked Nigerians, predominantly marginalised groups do not have a National Identity Number (NIN), which is now one of the key requirements for opening even a tier-1 (easy access) bank account.

    On Episode 13 of Inclusion for all radio, Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo - podcast host and the Inclusion for all Advocacy Lead at EFInA, is joined by Isa Aliyushata, the Vice Chairman of the Association of Licensed Mobile Payment Operators (ALMPO). ALMPO is the umbrella body for all mobile money operators licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
    Listen to the full conversation and learn more about the implications of the NIN-SIM Ban on the marginalized populations and what it means for financial inclusion.
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    33 mins
  • Utilizing Data To Accelerate Financial And Ecomonic Inclusion In Nigeria

    Utilizing Data To Accelerate Financial And Ecomonic Inclusion In Nigeria
    Feb 2 2024
    What we know: Formal inclusion has increased from 56% to 64%, and this is something to celebrate, however, expanding formal access to 64% is only the beginning. We need the ecosystem to do more to give the last mile access, and we need to focus on deepening inclusion for those with access - Savings, pensions, and insurance adoption remain much lower than required to achieve resilience.

    On Episode 12 of Inclusion for All Radio, Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo - podcast host and the Inclusion for All Advocacy Lead at EFInA, is joined by Oluwatomi Eromosele (PhD.), who is the Access to Finance (A2F) Research Lead and General Manager at EFInA. Oluwatomi shares key highlights from the 2023 A2F Survey and how various actors in the ecosystem can leverage the demand-side data for meaningful and impactful outcomes in Nigeria’s socio-economic development.
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    34 mins
  • Conversations Across State Lines - Kaduna State’s Digital ID Journey

    Conversations Across State Lines - Kaduna State’s Digital ID Journey
    Oct 9 2023

    What we know: A foundational identity system that encourages inclusiveness and aligns with best practices is critical to participating in the formal economy. Formal ID confers recognition by government and service providers and enables access to a host of services - financial, health, education, and social safety nets.

    On Episode 11 of Inclusion for All Radio, Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo - podcast host and Head of Inclusion for all Initiative, is joined by Zayyad Tsiga, Ph.D. - the Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Residents Identity Management Agency (KADRIMA). Zayyad shares the Kaduna State Digital ID journey highlighting the success factors and their approach of a sustainable path to a secure and cost-effective data management system by collaborating with NIMC (National Identity Management Commission). Listen to this episode, the first in a series of curated conversations and lessons across states in Nigeria on their digital ID journeys.
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    26 mins
  • USSD Dilemma and the Threat to Financial Inclusion in Nigeria

    USSD Dilemma and the Threat to Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
    Jun 23 2023
    A significant proportion of the banked populations in underserved communities are more likely to have access to or own basic and feature phones and thus rely on the use of the USSD services for basic banking services.
    On Episode 10 of Inclusion for all radio - Henry Chukwu, a Digital Financial Services expert with over a decade of experience in digital finance, policy advocacy and program management in the financial inclusion ecosystem; joins podcast host Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo in this conversation. Henry sheds light on the dynamics of the ongoing disagreement between the Telcos and the Banks and what a USSD service cut-off could spell for Nigeria’s financial inclusion objectives
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    16 mins
  • NIGERIAN NAIRA REDESIGN: Impact On Women In Rural Communities

    NIGERIAN NAIRA REDESIGN: Impact On Women In Rural Communities
    Mar 21 2023

    What we know:
    Since the implementation of the policy in December 2022, when the new naira notes were released – there has been a myriad of deadlines, and deadline extensions restrictions, coupled with the limited supply of the new notes which paved the way for arbitrage and extortion by people who had access to the new naira notes.

    In Episode 9 of the Inclusion for all podcast series, Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo - podcast host and the head of Inclusion for all Initiative, is joined by Dr. Osasuyi Dirisu, a gender and inclusion expert who currently serves as the Executive Director at the Policy Innovation Centre.
    Dr. Osasuyi brings a gender lens to the Naira redesign conversation – sharing firsthand encounters with the barriers that limit the access of women in rural communities to formal services.
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    26 mins
  • Nigeria Naira Redesign: Informal Groups in a Cashless Economy- The Trust Quotent

    Nigeria Naira Redesign: Informal Groups in a Cashless Economy- The Trust Quotent
    Feb 13 2023
    What we know: A lack of trust in the financial system is a recurring and critical barrier to financial Inclusion. Given the Central Bank of Nigeria's 10-day deadline following the inability to get both old and new naira notes, and the persistent long queues at bank branches and ATMs, the informal groups are more likely to be affected in the transition to a cashless economy.

    On Episode 8 of Inclusion for all radio, Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo - podcast host and Head of Financial Inclusion for all Initiative, is joined by Titilola Feyijimi - Chief Operating Officer at Ajo Card, an indigenous digital financial platform created to deliver financial services to the underserved population.

    Titilola shares her concerns highlighting the impact of the transition to a cashless economy in engendering a lack of trust in the formal financial sector. With recurring failed transactions and relative issues in the banking sector, she discusses the role of the government in addressing these issues to encourage more transactions, particularly from the informal groups who are not adequately educated, aware of the policy and believe "cash is king."
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    22 mins
  • The Nigerian Naira redesign series: Effectiveness of the CBN Cash Swap Initiative for Rural Areas

    The Nigerian Naira redesign series: Effectiveness of the CBN Cash Swap Initiative for Rural Areas
    Jan 26 2023
    What we know: There’s a significant gap in the agent network distribution target the CBN has set for the country, and the gaps are more pronounced in rural locations.

    On Episode 7 of Inclusion for all radio, Chinasa Collins-Ogbuo - podcast host and Head, of Inclusion for all Initiative; is joined by Victor Olojo - the serving National President/Chairman, of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) to discuss the “EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CBN CASH SWAP INITIATIVE FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES''.

    Based on what we know, we are concerned about how effective the commendable effort of the CBN to reach the poorest through the cash swap program will be. Victor speaks passionately about the challenges that may be encountered due to the time frame limitation and the likelihood of not reaching the groups that need it the most.
    At Inclusion for all, we continue to represent and amplify the voices of those we care about – and the Naira redesign has led to a series of conversations on how we can reduce the impact on the poorest
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    23 mins