Transporters threaten to protest at the NNPC headquarters due to lack of fuel

07 Feb 2023

Over fuel scarcity, the Coalition of Transporters has threatened to picket the headquarters of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Jamilu Mai Alheri, Chairman of Trailer Drivers Association (TADAN), and five others signed their communique on Monday.  The Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOWAN), the National Association of Traders of Nigeria (NASTAN), and the […]

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New Naira Notes: N6m discovered in a bank + Video

06 Feb 2023

On social media, a video showing several bundles of new Naira notes hidden in a room at Sterling Bank PLC, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, has been trending. For about two weeks, the bank was said to have refused to dispense it through its five Automated Teller Machines.  A background voice identified himself as Owoeye, a […]

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Customers’ fight inside the banking hall, prompts bank to speak up

05 Feb 2023

Fidelity Bank Plc’s management has assured customers that cash payments will be accepted at all of its branches across the country. Following a viral video of two customers fighting inside a bank, management spoke out. They were said to be fighting inside the banking hall in connection with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s difficulties in […]

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Yobe government declares an 18-day school holiday ahead of the 2023 elections

05 Feb 2023

The Yobe State government, through the State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, has declared an 18-day holiday for schools across the state ahead of the upcoming general elections. This was stated in a letter signed by the Director of Schools Management, Bukar Modu, who also stated that the holiday is being implemented to allow […]

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CBN BEGS NIGERIANS, VOWS TO STOP POS EXTRA CHARGES

05 Feb 2023

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has appealed to Nigerians to show understanding, adding that the redesigned notes will circulate and be accessible. The apex bank also pledged to stop Point of Sale charges as the February 10 deadline for the swapping of old naira notes with new ones approaches. Emefiele […]

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EL-RUFAI ACCUSE CBN OF PRINTING ONLY N300M NEW NOTES AFTER MOPPING AWAY N2 TRILLION OLD NOTES

05 Feb 2023

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of printing only N300 billion new redesigned naira notes after mopping up over N2 trillion of the old naira notes. He said that APC governors under the aegis of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerians Take Mats, Mattresses To Banks’ ATM Galleries Over Long Queues As Naira Notes Scarcity Bites Hard

04 Feb 2023

Anger and frustration have become the lots of Nigerians as they now sleep in various Bank Automated Teller Machines (ATM) locations in order to make withdrawal of new notes from the bank ATMs. SaharaReporters gathered that while some bank customers, in Enugu State for example, stayed till 2am until the funds loaded were finished, others […]

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Naira Scarcity: Bank Vandalised As Protesters Take To Streets In Ibadan

04 Feb 2023

A Wema Bank branch in Ibadan, Oyo State, was vandalised by irate mob protesting naira scarcity, on Friday. The protesters barricaded major roads across the state capital and chanted anti-government songs. Affected routes include; Iwo road, Gate and other routes in Ibadan North East local government area. Some of the angry youths were heard shouting […]

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Twitter announces plans to share Ad revenue in reply threads

04 Feb 2023

Twitter owner Elon Musk has announced the Blue App will share revenues from advertisements that appear in reply threads between it and Twitter account holders. Musk disclosed this on Friday in a series of posts via his verified Twitter handle. He said only those who could benefit from the new policy are accounts that have […]

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