Cash Crunch: FG says CBN has no excuse not to obey Supreme Court

The Federal Government has spoken on the cash crunch issues, pointing out that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has no excuse not to obey the Supreme Court judgment, allowing the N500 and N1000 old notes to circulate side by side with the new notes till December 31st. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President broke the silence on behalf of his principal, on Monday, when he said the CBN...

Flutterwave denies viral report of hackers stealing N2.9bn from company’s accounts

Nigerian fintech company Flutterwave has debunked claims of losing N2.9 billion to hackers, assuring customers that there was no security breach in its systems. According to a report by Techpoint Africa and corroborated by some media outlets on Sunday, hackers made away with the sum of N2,949,557,867 from the company’s accounts, adding that the funds were illegally transferred into 28 accounts with different commercial banks in Nigeria. The report further said while a police investigation...

Lawyers say the Supreme Court ruling on old notes best for Nigeria

With regard to the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), two Lagos based lawyers and an economist have said that obeying the Supreme Court ruling is the best way to go for the nation. Emeka Iheonu, a Lagos based lawyer and Alaowei Ebikonbowei Cleric, a human rights lawyer as well as a former World Bank/International Monetary Fund (World Bank/IMF) expert have hailed the court’s ruling, and stressed that as the highest court...

CBN criminalises selling of Naira notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says selling the naira notes constitutes an abuse of the nation’s legal tender. The West African Pilot News reports that amid the ongoing cash scarcity, many Nigerians have resorted to selling the redesigned naira notes at an exorbitant amount. In a tweet accompanied by a flier on Friday, the apex bank also listed other forms of naira abuse, including selling, money bouquets, and defacing. The CBN urged Nigerians to...

Census: FG Awards Over N85bn Contract To Zinox Technologies

National Population Commission (NPC) an agency of the Federal Government has signed a landmark deal with Nigeria’s leading integrated technology brand, Zinox, for the supply of tech components and other accessories for the 2023 national census project. The contract, worth over N85bn, was recently awarded to Zinox after ratification by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).Zinox, which has already commenced supply of the first batch of about 100,000 units of the Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) devices...

Old naira notes: court bars CBN, Buhari from extending deadline

…As political party chairmen secure order barring a move to shift cash policy An Abuja Federal  High Court has restrained  President Muhammadu Buhari, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, and twenty-seven listed commercial banks from suspending, stopping, extending, or interfering with the currency redesign terminal date of February 10th or issue any directive contrary to the February 10 date. In a Motion by five out of the eighteen...

Naira scarcity: POS operators in heavy profits, device means to source cash

As both the new and old naira notes remain scarce around the country, operators of Point of Sale, popularly known as POS have become the new lords in Anambra State. This is because, while many people queue endlessly before bank Automated Teller Machines (ATM), and even fight themselves, even with no hope of getting cash, POS operators disburse cash to their customers effortlessly, so long as they agree to their charges. Before the redesigning of...

CBN deadline: Okada rider announces new mode of receiving payment

With eight days left for the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes to cease to be legal tender, a commercial motorcyclist has notified the public that he would no longer accept the old notes in a funny way. In a video shared by Instablog, the okada rider was captured with a paper glued to his T-Shirt, which contains information about his new method of receiving payment for his services. “New notes or transfer”, the inscription...

CBN Advises Nigerians To Deposit Their Ola Naira Notes In Banks

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has appealed to Nigerians to take advantage of the ten days extension for the old two hundred, five and one thousand naira to cease as legal tender and deposit in their Bank accounts old naira notes in their possession before the expiration of the deadline. The Apex Bank made the plea through the Director of Internal Audit of the Bank, Mrs. Alpha Lydia Ifeanyi Chukwu while addressing market men and...

Buhari approves CBN’s request to extend the deadline for swapping old Naira notes

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a request by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the use of the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes by ten days. Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor announced the approval in a statement on Sunday after a meeting with the president in his country home in Daura, Katsina State. “Based on the foregoing, we have sought and obtained Mr President’s approval for the following: A...

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