The Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara state governments have approached the Supreme Court of Nigeria to seek a restraining order against the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to stop the full implementation of the policy.
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Some residents of Rivers have decried the high charges made by banks’ money agents, popularly called Point of Sale (POS) operators.
Some bank customers in Sango-Ota have appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sanction money deposit banks that are not paying the maximum of N20,000 to customers over the counter.
Residents of Bauchi have continued to lament over scarcity of the new Naira notes as they were unable to get cash from counters in banks, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and Point of Sales (POS) in the state.
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), an umbrella body of Nigerian pastoralists, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to mainstream the interest of pastoralists in the implementation of cashless policy.
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will interrogate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other government agencies involved in the printing and distribution of new Naira notes in the country.
ASHENEWS reports that a group of Concerned Citizens of Sokoto State (CCSS) has called on Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to resign within 72 hours or face legal action.
ASHENEWS reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has told the governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that “There will be a decision one way or the other in the remaining seven days of the 10-day extension.”
ASHENEWS reports that the Dangote Industries Ltd. (DIL) has signed an agreement with China Sinoma International Engineering to build a six million tonnes per annum cement plant in Itori, Ogun State.
The Arewa4Asiwaju, a North based support group, has attributed the sudden 10 days extension of the deadline for the swap of old Naira to what it called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s sagacity and courage expressed in Abeokuta recently.