UBA Gets 1st Female CEO
By Starrys Obazei | January 31, 2023starrys@ddnewsonline.com The United Bank for Africa, UBA, Plc, has appointed Ghanaian national, Mrs. Abiola Bawuah, as Africa’s new first female Chief Executive Officer. According…
Scarcity of new Naira notes is a threat to National Security – HURIWA
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has sounded an alarm, calling the severe scarcity of newly introduced Naira notes in most banks across Nigeria as a huge threat…
New Naira Notes: Reps Minority Caucus Hails CBN Extension of Deadline
Paschal Emeka, Abuja | January 30, 2023 The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has applauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for listening to Nigerians and extended the…
Old Naira Notes Swap: Why Reps C’ttee Rejected CBN Extension
Paschal Emeka, Abuja | January 30, 2023 The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on new naira re-design and naira swap policy has swiftly rejected the 10 days extension granted by…
FG Extends Deadline for Registration of DML
By Starrys Obazei | January 27, 2023starrys@ddnewsonline.com The Federal Government has announced the extension of the deadline for the registration of Digital Money Lenders, DMLs. This is contained in a…
New Naira Notes: MURIC Wants Deadline Extended
By Starrys Obazei | January 27, 2023starrys@ddnewsonline.com The Sokoto State Chapter of the Muslim Right Concern, MURIC, has appealed to the Federal Government to extend the deadline for the expiration…
New Cash Notes Scarcity: Gbajabiamila may Arrest Emefiele, Bank CEOs
By Starrys Obazei | January 26, 2023starrys@ddnewsonline.com Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has declared his readiness to issue a warrant of arrest on the Governor of the…
Old Naira Notes: Ortom Joins Nigerians calling for Deadline Extension
By Starrys Obazei | January 25, 2023starrys@ddnewsonline.com Samuel Ortom, the Benue State Governor, on Wednesday, joined other Nigerians calling for the extension of the deadline to drop the old naira…
CBN Hikes interest Rate to 17.5%
By Starrys Obazei | January 24, 2023starrys@ddnewsonline.com The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unanimously voted to increase the benchmark interest rate by 100…
Gbajabiamila Hails CBN’s Naira Redesign Policy, Urges Slow Implementation
By Starrys Obazei | January 24, 2023starrys@ddnewsonline.com As many Nigerians, especially those in the business community, are lamenting the CBN’s deadline for the return of old Naira notes, as well…