Tag: Naira Notes
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After enjoying everything, Buhari turned back against APC – Ganduje blows hot
Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has come hard on President Muhammadu Buhari for refusing to abide by the Supreme Court order and going ahead with the ban on the old Naira notes. In an audio recording, Ganduje was quoted in vernacular asking, that, “President Buhari should remember that for several times he was…
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NAIRA NOTES: President Buhari cannot overrule the Supreme Court
Buhari in his broadcast on Thursday, February 16, 2023, unilaterally varied the apex court’s extant order of maintenance of status quo, by directing the CBN Governor to the effect that “the old N200 banknotes be released back into circulatioN, to circulate as legal tender with the new N200, N500 and N1000 bank notes for 60…
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“Arrest persons rejecting old naira”- Zamfara gov orders security agents
Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, has instructed the security agents to arrest anybody who refuses to recognize and accept old naira notes as legal tender in the state. Matawalle who gave the directive at a swearing-in ceremony of the new High Court Judges and Special Advisers held at the Government House Gusau on Friday said…
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Morning devotion held at ATM stand amidst new currency scarcity
As Nigerians continue to react in various ways to the scarcity of naira notes across the country, a man has been seen, in a video making the rounds, holding a Bible and leading praise and worship at a bank’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM). Disgruntled Nigerians held their morning devotion in the queue while waiting for…
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Just In: Court stops CBN from extending new Naira swap beyond Feb 10
Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from extending the deadline for the use of the old naira notes. The court also ordered the CBN to fully implement the redesigned naira. Eleojo Enenche, presiding judge, gave the order while delivering ruling in a suit marked FCT/HC/CV/2234/2023, on Monday.…
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Naira Policy: Arewa youths attack PDP, Atiku for allegedly playing politics with Nigerians’ hardships
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) on Saturday urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop playing politics with the new Naira policy and the challenges Nigerians faced in accessing the new notes. Alhaji Yerima Shettima, the National President of the AYCF, in a statement on Saturday
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“Arrest naira notes racketeers”- IGP orders officers
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the arrest and subsequent prosecution of any person who engages in the sale or abuse of Naira notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria. He directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department and the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in…
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Emefiele has weaponized CBN and is an enemy of democracy – FFK
The All Progressive Congress, Presidential Campaign Council, director of new media, and former minister of aviation, Femi Fani Kayode (FFK), has described the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, as an enemy of democracy. He made this known through his Twitter handle on Tuesday. Kayode noted that the policy of cancelling…
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DSS intercepts syndicates allegedly selling new Naira notes
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it has intercepted some syndicates in parts of the country for allegedly selling the newly redesigned Naira notes. This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the DSS on Monday in Abuja.
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BREAKING: CBN extends use of old Naira notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the use of the old notes till February 10. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the extension in a statement signed on Sunday. He explained that the apex bank has sought approval from President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the deadline for the use of the…