In Nigeria, due to network issues or other reasons, a bank account holder may not be notified of incoming & outgoing transactions in his account, and another way to stay abreast of that is surely needed.
United Bank for Africa, known as UBA has a shortcode, *919# that was created for many purposes that include the opening of accounts, transfer of funds, buying of airtime, payment of bills & checking of the account number & balance.
Using a shortcode doesn’t require you to be on the internet, as it is offline & it is done by following the steps below.
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- Dial *919# with the number which was used to open the account
- Select 7 – Check Balance
- Input your pin & the balance will be displayed on the screen.
As easy as that, it will surely avoid unnecessary visits to the banking hall to lodge complaints, shout & probably fight.

Cynthia resides in Nigeria and he his an expert on all Nigerian topics. His interests includes but not limited to Technology News and Nigerian Musics. He has interviewed and studied several musician in Nigeria.