CBN set to release old naira notes to commercial banks

24 Mar 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally concluded plans to release all N1,000, N500 and N200 notes in its custody to Deposit Money Banks, The PUNCH can report authoritatively. This decision is expected to end months of hardships and pains Nigerians have been going through following a controversial CBN naira redesign policy that has caused […]

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Former Meta employee claims she was paid $190,000 per year to do “nothing” at Facebook

24 Mar 2023

A former recruiter at Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, revealed that she was paid $190,000 per year to do “nothing.” Maddie Macho, an employment influencer and job coach, stated in a recent TikTok video that she misses her job at the tech giant because she was paid a lot of money […]

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CBN bars agents from using POS for transactions

16 Mar 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has barred agents from using Point of Sale (PoS) terminals meant for merchants to carry out cash-in and cash-out transactions. The apex bank disclosed this in a circular announcing the Exposure Draft of the Regulatory Framework for Agent Banking in Nigeria. According to the CBN, the agent banking initiative […]

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Breaking: Finally! CBN Approves Old Naira Notes As Legal Tender

15 Mar 2023

Who would have guessed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would finally agree with the Supreme Court and allow the use of old Naira notes once more?  The CBN, it appears, has finally realized that its silence will add salt to the wound caused by the scarcity of Naira notes in Nigeria.  In fact, […]

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BREAKING: Naira crisis: CBN approves use of old notes

13 Mar 2023

Prof Charles Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, confirmed on Monday that the Central Bank of Nigeria has directed commercial banks to accept and dispense old naira notes as deposits. Soludo, a former CBN governor, stated this in a statement posted on his social media accounts. He explained that the directive was issued by CBN Governor […]

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Meta set to develop Twitter-like app

12 Mar 2023

Tech giant, Meta, has kickstarted plans to give Twitter a run for its money. The parent company of several social media platforms announced that an app that will have similar features to the microblogging site is in the works. In a statement shared with Reuters, a Meta spokesperson said, “We’re exploring a standalone decentralised social […]

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Stock up your house, imo will soon go on indefinite strike- NLC tells residents

12 Mar 2023

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged Imo State residents to stock up their homes with basic needs to survive as the Union prepares for an indefinite strike. President of NLC, Joe Ajaero revealed this in a statement. Ajaero said the state government has deliberately terrorized residents through some negative actions of some operatives who […]

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Jesus no buy jet oo- Reactions as Pastor E.A. Adeboye recounts encounter with EFCC over purchased jet

11 Mar 2023

Pastor Enoch Adeboye of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has recounted his encounter with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after he bought a private. Adeboye said EFCC officials came after him following the purchase of a private jet. Addressing his members at the church’s headquarters, Adeboye said he returned to God […]

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Man who couldn’t speak until he was 11 becomes Cambridge University’s youngest-ever Black professor

10 Mar 2023

Jason Arday, a 37-year-old sociologist who couldn’t speak until the age of 11, has become Cambridge University’s youngest-ever Black professor. Jason, who couldn’t read or write until he was 18, was reportedly written off by specialists when he was just three years old after being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and a global developmental delay. […]

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