The Chairman, Jaiz Bank Plc , Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, has said the bank is set to spread its operations to all state of the federation, as it has obtained a national banking licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN). Disclosing this at a meeting with the President-General of the Nigerian National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Saad Abubakar IV, in Abuja, yesterday, Mutallab said, “As a regional bank, Jaiz has operated in 12 states (in Northern Nigeria) but with the new licence we can now spread to all parts of the country. We will open branches in the 36 states of the federation.”