How does the NDIC Protect the Insurance Fund?
The NDIC protects the Insurance Fund by keeping
it with the CBN and investing the Fund in safe but liquid financial instruments
such as Treasury Bills, Federal Government Bonds, and instruments of similar
nature.
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