Nigeria’s total public debt stock increased to N46.25 trillion or $103.11 billion as of December 2022, the Debt Management Office (DMO) disclosed on Thursday. According to the DMO on Thursday, the new…
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$618m AFDB Tech Fund: Gov Adeleke Creates Support Desk for Osun Tech Innovators, Entrepreneurs
VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update THE Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed immediate establishment of a support desk for Osun tech innovators and entrepreneurs to access the recently launched $618million…
Nigeria: CBN Reacts To Alleged Plan To Suspend OPAY, PALMPAY Accounts
VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made clarification on viral reports that it has suspended accounts of some Fintech companies like OPAY and PALMPAY. The apex…
Nigerian govt removes 5% tax on calls, data
VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update THE Federal Government has announced the withdrawal of its proposed 5 per cent excise duty on telecommunication services. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami,…
CBN Governor, Emefiele Apologises To Nigerians Over Online Transaction Saga
VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has apologised to Nigerians for the rise in failed electronic banking transactions. The CBN boss spoke at…
CBN Hikes Interest Rate To 18%
VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update THE Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to increase the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, bringing it to…
Despite CBN directive, Oil marketers reject old naira notes
Oil marketers, on Monday, insisted that they were no more interested in the old naira notes and would not collect them from the public, despite claims that the Central Bank of Nigeria…
CBN ‘Sorosoke’, Says Old N200, N500 & N1,000 Banknotes Remain Legal Tender Alongside New Naira Notes Till…
VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the old N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes remain legal tender till December 31, 2023. The CBN’s Acting Director of Corporate…
CBN: We Didn’t Direct Banks To Disburse Old Notes
VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it never issued a fresh directive to commercial banks to obey last Friday’s judgement of the Supreme Court…
Old naira notes: ‘It’s been approved by CBN’
•banks begin dispensing old N500, N1000 Some commercial banks in Lagos have started issuing the old naira notes to customers at their various automated teller machines (ATMs) terminals and over the counter….