Following the request by the Minister of Defence, Dan Ali Mohammed that the Central Bank of Nigeria should extend the registration of Biometric Verification Number for men and officers of the Nigeria Armed Forces, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday approved the extension to enable them access their salaries.

Alhaji Suleiman Barau, Deputy Governor Operations of the APEX Bank gave this disclosure to the Senate Committee on Appropriation when it appeared before it in Abuja.

Barau, who came along with other relevant stakeholders concerned with the proposed N465bn Supplementary Budget said that the bank understood the plight of the military operatives.