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Cash Withdrawal Limit: Nigeria Has Over 1.4m Mobile Banking Operators – Emefiele Reveals, Says No Going Back Cashless Policy

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday, said there are about 1.4 million super agents (mobile banking operators including POS agents) in the country for Nigerians to patronise for business transactions. Emefiele said this while…

Political Parties Tackle Critics Of New CBN Withdrawal Limits, Say Emefiele Is Hero Of Democracy

… As CNPP Says Getting Nigerian Leadership Right Is Worth Every Sacrifice Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has said that critics of the new cash withdrawal limits imposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are missing the key…

HURIWA Knocks CBN Over Cash Withdrawal Limits

…Says Withdrawal Limits for PoS Terminals Will Lead To Job Loss Prominent civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Wednesday, criticised the Central Bank of Nigeria over its weekly cash withdrawal limits, saying the measure…

How NCMMRD Helped In Realization of Buhari’s Economic Diversification Agenda – Akinlade

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinlade has stated that the annual meetings of the National Council on Mining and Mineral Resources Development (NCMMRD) has helped realize the Mandate on economic diversification of the President…

Why I Approved Redesign Of Naira Notes – President Buhari Explains At Unveiling Of Redesigned ₦‎200, ₦‎500, ₦‎1000 Banknotes

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja launched the new Naira banknotes, expressing delight that the redesigned currencies are locally produced by the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) PLC. Speaking at the launch of the new banknotes, which preceded…

BREAKING Buhari Unveils Redesigned Naira Notes

President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the redesigned naira notes of N200, N500 and N1000 at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa Abuja on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the unveiling of the naira notes preceded the…

Northern Patriots Urge Buhari To Disregard Calls For Sack of Emefiele Over Naira Redesign

… Wants CBN To Make Redesigned Naira notes Expirable On Given Date An amalgamation of patriots in Northern Nigeria under the aegis of Coalition Of Northern Patriots For National Reorientation has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore calls for…

Nigeria Poverty Index: PROMAD Blames Governments’ Budgets Without Needs Assessment For Nigeria’s Poverty

PROMAD Foundation, an Abuja-based civic-tech non-profit organisation, has said that the practice of making the government annual budget without quality needs assessment to harness citizens’ voices is responsible for the high poverty rate in the country. This was made known…

Scope Ratings Publishes 1st Sovereign Credit Rating In Africa

Scope Ratings, the European credit rating agency, has published its first sovereign credit rating of Africa, with a credit assessment of the Republic of South Africa (rated BB+ with Stable Outlook). “The rating of South Africa marks Scope’s first public…

FIRS Opens 25 New Satellite Tax Offices Across Nigeria

… Officially Launches, Micro And Small Tax Office, Epe, Lagos The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has announced the opening of 25 new Tax Offices across the country. According to a statement signed by the Special Assistant to the Executive…

HURIWA Asks FG To Remove Outrageous Excise Duty, Declare National Economic Emergency On Rising Food Prices

…Says Nigerian Economy Crumbling Under Buhari …Faults CBN’s Naira Redesign As Contributory Factor Prominent civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Wednesday, asked the Federal Government to remove multiple taxation and the 10 per cent…