{"id":250891,"date":"2023-02-22T22:19:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T21:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=250891"},"modified":"2023-02-22T22:19:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T21:19:13","slug":"cbn-denies-plans-to-shut-down-financial-transactions-for-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/22\/cbn-denies-plans-to-shut-down-financial-transactions-for-election\/","title":{"rendered":"CBN denies plans to shut down financial transactions for election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria has debunked rumours of its plans to halt financial transactions from the 23rd to the 27th of February, 2023, ahead of the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>A WhatsApp message stating that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/20\/falana-writes-cbn-demands-details-of-new-naira-notes-distribution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apex bank<\/a> will shut down all electronic bank network between Thursday and Monday in order to prevent vote-buying went viral at the beginning of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Titled, \u201cSpecial report\u201d the message read, \u201cCBN PLANS TO SHUT DOWN FINANCIAL TRANSACTION FROM THURSDAY 23 OF FEBUARY TILL 27TH OF FEBUARY..GO AND STOCK YOUR HOME\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>It said, \u201cAnyhow you can get money between today and tomorrow, get and keep it, also whatever transfer you want to do, do it between today and tomorrow. 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