‘Amendment to Banking and Financial Institutions Act underway’
A bill sponsored by the lawmaker representing Kaduna Central, Senator Uba Sani seeking to amend the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Act has passed first reading in the Senate on Tuesday.
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