Bank Verification Number BVN enrolments in Nigeria rose to 67.8 million by December 2025, according to new data released by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System NIBSS.
The figure represents an increase of more than 4.3 million registrations from 63.5 million in 2024, reflecting continued growth in the country's biometric identity database.
NIBSS data shows steady annual growth over the past five years, rising from 51.9 million in 2021 to 67.8 million in 2025, a year-on-year increase of about 6.8 percent.
