Tag: Naira scarcity
Naira scarcity: CBN blames banks, PoS operators
The apex bank warned the banks and PoS involved in the alleged collusion to desist from it even as it…
Continued Naira scarcity can lead to mental illness among Nigerians – Expert
“These stressors have put so much pressure on Nigerians, leading to anxiety and various forms of aggressive behaviours that are…
Ganduje: Kano people suffering from ‘COVID-23’
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje has said the effect of the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and…
Health workers, patients groan as naira scarcity worsens in Lagos
many hospital owners had been challenged with operating with few staff, increasing overhead cost worsened by prolonged fuel scarcity and…
2023 Elections, Opinion, Top Stories
Foolish CBN! Vote-buying made Easy
What the CBN didn't realise is that politicians have enough of this new notes at their disposal. Vote-buying will now…
Naira crisis: Sanwo-Olu places security men on red alert to foil violence
Poor implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Naira redesign policy is impoverishing the masses which had led to…
Naira crisis: Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria issues statement
“Hence, where there is a security challenge, the Management of banks have been empowered to take proactive measures to close…
Naira scarcity: Sanwo-Olu appeals to Lagosians to shun violence
Violence spreads in several areas in Lagos on Friday due to the scarcity of the new naira notes. Areas such…
Police blow hot as protest rocks Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
The Police Command in Ogun on Friday warned protesters against disrupting public peace on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
LSPMA reveals those responsible for Mile-12 protest
The Mile-12 Branch of Lagos State Park Management Agency (LSPMA), has denied that its officials were involved in the early…
Massive protest erupts on Ore-Benin expressway
“Buhari said they should re-circulate the N200 old notes, how many people will this satisfy, in fact, there is no…
Naira war: Banks shut down in Benin
Security guards were manning the gates of banks while efforts to get an official response from some of the banks…
Naira scarcity: Violence spreads to Agege, other areas in Lagos
The unrest over the scarcity of naira notes has now spread to Agege, Ikorodu, and other parts of Lagos State.
Naira crisis: UK sends important message to citizens in Nigeria
The government added that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed the redesign and issue of new N200, N500…
Naira crunch: Nigerians beg banks to dispense N100, N50 notes
As the effects of the current cash crunch bite harder, Nigerians have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Naira scarcity: Gov. Zulum orders hospitals to give patients free drugs
“We feel pained seeing patients unable to pay for diagnoses or buy drugs,” he said.
Buhari blames bank officials, refuses to return old N500, N1000 notes into circulation
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the old N200 naira notes be released back into circulation for sixty days.
Naira Notes: 2 shot dead as protests rock Ibadan, Warri and Benin
Commuters are stranded as protesters block the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Wabba: Nigerians pushed to the wall, anything can happen
Wabba spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at the congress’s 13th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference lamented that people are queuing to…
Massive riot in Abeokuta over Naira scarcity, First Bank, others attacked (Videos)
In one of the videos cited on social media, a stray bullet hit a youth in the hand, as he…
Naira scarcity: Educationists send message to Buhari govt., school owners
Samuel Kadiri, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to provide a solution to the scarcity of money
Cash Crunch: ‘Bear with CBN’, Peter Obi urges Nigerians
According to the former governor of Anambra state, currency redesign, which caused the scarcity of Naira, is not new to…
Naira scarcity may lead to 25% drop in sale of goods – Manufacturers
“It is baffling to approach a bank only to be told that there is neither the old nor the new…