Naira Is Our National Identity, Stop Spraying It – CBN

• The public has been reminded not to spray, hawk, mutilate, or counterfeit Naira banknotes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
• The Director of Corporate Communications at the CBN, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, made this announcement in Lokoja on Thursday at the CBN Fair event that was taking place in the state capital city
• The public was reassured by the apex bank that the body would work to continue its efforts to ensure that the money was available for transactions

The public has been reminded not to spray, hawk, mutilate, or counterfeit Naira banknotes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).The public was reassured by the apex bank that the body would work to continue its efforts to ensure that the money was available for transactions.

The Apex Bank’s Director of Corporate Communications, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, made this announcement in Lokoja on Thursday at the CBN Fair event that was taking place in the state capital city.

Niger Republic cuts off ties with Nigeria as peace talk fails

The Niger Republic’s military junta has taken the decision to sever ties with Nigeria following the failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to resolve the ongoing deadlock.

ECOWAS had set a seven-day ultimatum for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum in an effort to avoid potential clashes with the junta. However, President Bola Tinubu sent a high-level delegation led by General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) to meet with the coup leaders on Thursday, but the meeting only involved representatives of the junta.

As a result, Niger has cut off ties not only with Nigeria but also with Togo, France (its former colonizer), and the United States.

“The functions of the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors of the Republic of Niger” to France, Nigeria, Togo and the United States are terminated,” Radio France International quoted one of the putschists to have said on national television.

The tensions escalated after President Bazoum was detained by members of the Presidential Guard on July 26, and the military subsequently announced its takeover.