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Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has held a meeting with management of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the state, to relay the challenges faced by Kwarans in accessing the redesigned Naira notes. The governor charged them to do everything possible to make the new notes available as Kwarans have face a regrettable measure…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a 10-day extension for Nigerians to swap their old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes for the new ones. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele spoke with reporters after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his Daura country home. He said banks will continue to give out the…
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• Says work ongoing on development of Lata Grazing Reserve• Development of Reserve will aid food security, says Governor French Ambassador to Nigeria Emmanuelle Blatmann has said she is impressed by the clear vision of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his deep understanding of contemporary issues of sustainable development and governance. Speaking during a…
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said that the January 31st deadline for the validity of the old notes remains, and will not be changed. Emefiele announced this after the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, January 24. Godwin Emefiele spoke devoid of any ambiguity….
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_Governor launches programme Monday_ • _Support based on state govt’s payment of counterpart funds_ • _One PHC per ward to receive N4.6m to upgrade facility_ Kwara State has secured a World Bank funding to support infrastructure upgrade in at least one primary healthcare facility in each of the 193 wards of the state — another…
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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum have invited the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to an emergency meeting in Abuja to discuss the recent policy of redesigning the country’s currency Notes. The meeting according to a statement signed on behalf of the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, by…
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by Agency Report Illicit use of cryptocurrencies hit a record $20.1 billion last year as transactions involving companies targeted by U.S. sanctions skyrocketed, data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis showed on Thursday. The cryptocurrency market floundered in 2022, as risk appetite diminished and various crypto firms collapsed. Investors were left with large losses and regulators…
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Effective from December 31, 2022 Guaranty Trust Bank has announced the suspension of international online and Point of Sales (PoS) transactions on naira Mastercard. Customers of the bank are therefore required to obtain dollar cards for international transactions. The bank said in a statement that customers would not be able to make international transactions on…
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Acting proactively to forestall circulation of counterfeited notes, the Central Bank of Nigeria has released the security features of the newly released N1,000 notes, N500 note and N200 note to aid easy recognition of the fake. According to the CBN, the N1,000 note has 23 security features, the N500 note has 15 security features, while…
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• Initiative targets businesses owned by young people • Beneficiaries appreciate govt’s investment in youths. At least 490 small businesses have won varying amounts of non-interest loans under the Kwara State social investment programme to grow their enterprises. Ten of the 490 young business owners got either N1.5m or N2m each at a symbolic ceremony…
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