Please Nairalanders especially those who are in the Banking and Law profession, i need to confirm whether it is legal for government to be collecting workers BVN for screening. The reason for my asking is that the bank always told us to keep our BVN secret and private but at the same time government are always in demand of our BVN in the name of screening exercise. Right now there is another screening exercise in my state where BVN is being collected in a paper with all other details which i think might not be safe if the paper get to wrong hands. Please advise.

Yes. It is a way of ensuring assured payment and checkmate ghost workers menace. In fact, that's it's essence.

KardinalZik:
Yes. It is a way of ensuring assured payment and checkmate ghost workers menace. In fact, that's it's essence.

ok. thanks