The NDIC stated that it “insures ONLY deposits of financial
institutions licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to accept deposits
from the public.”
To confirm whether a financial institution is covered by the
deposit insurance scheme of the NDIC, it advised those concerned to “visit our
website at www.ndic.gov.ng and click on Who We Cover for the complete list”,
stressing that “you can also address any other enquiry to the Director,
Communication & Public Affairs Department, Nigeria Deposit Insurance
Corporation”.
This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Bashir
A. Nuhu, Director, Communication & Public Affairs Department.
According to him, “in order to protect unsuspecting
depositors, it has become necessary for the Nigeria Deposit Insurance
Corporation (NDIC) to continue sensitising the public on the high risk
associated with investing funds with illegal funds managers.
“Accordingly, as the deposit insurer, the NDIC would like to
inform members of the public that contrary to claims by some of these funds
managers, the Corporation does not insure investments with them.”
He advised members of the public to report any entity
suspected to be involved in illegal deposit mobilization to the law enforcement
agencies.
With the recent increase in investment channels arising from innovative products, there has been an increase in illegal fund managers who have been using different platforms soliciting the public to invest their funds with them, promising excessive returns on such investments.
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