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New Deadline Set for Elimination of Old Naira Notes
The House of Representatives has informed Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) to start eliminate old naira notes and to introduce the new N200, N500 and N1000 notes. They urge CBN to give to instruct banks to only make use of the new notes for transactions in order to prevent the circulation of old notes. This decision was passed after a motion by Mr Victor Ogene.
The CBN firstly introduced the new notes in 2022 October but faced criticism from Nigerian as there was queues and scarcity of the new notes. The Supreme Court has now set a deadline of December 31, 2024 after which the old notes will no longer be accepted anywhere. The House has referred the matter to its Committee on Banking Regulations for further action.
Nigerian news analyst, Mahmud Jega, has shared his opinion on the recent airstrike carried out by the United States in Nigeria, stating that Nigerians should not blame President Bola Tinubu for the incident.
Jega made this statement during a recent interview, where he said he does not believe many people will hold the Tinubu administration responsible, as Donald Trump had issued threats against Nigeria long before Tinubu’s administration.
“No, I don’t think many people will blame the Tinubu administration for what is happening now because President Donald Trump, when he first made the threats, it was clearly not in coordination with the Tinubu administration or the government of Nigeria,” Jega said.
It has been reported that the United States carried out an airstrike targeting ISIS in the northwest region of Nigeria. The order was reportedly given by former U.S. President Donald Trump.
“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS terrorist elements in northwest Nigeria,” Trump said.
He added, “I have previously warned these terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was.”
The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially declared the holiday dates for the festive season.
Thursday, December 25 will be observed as Christmas Day, December 26 as Boxing Day, and Thursday, January 1 as New Year’s Day.
The declaration was made by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani. He also added that Nigerians should celebrate the holidays in faith and pray for the nation.
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