{"id":356854,"date":"2025-02-24T07:16:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T06:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=356854"},"modified":"2025-02-24T07:16:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T06:16:55","slug":"serap-drags-cbn-to-court-over-unlawful-unreasonable-atm-fee-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/24\/serap-drags-cbn-to-court-over-unlawful-unreasonable-atm-fee-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"SERAP drags CBN to court over &#8216;unlawful, unreasonable ATM fee hike&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The human rights watchdog described the hike as &#8220;patently unlawful, unfair, unreasonable and unjust.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted a legal action against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/19\/cbn-urges-banks-to-ensure-atm-cash-availability-as-fee-hike-takes-effect\/\">Central Bank of Nigeria<\/a> (CBN) over the newly introduced Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees.<\/p>\n<p>The human rights watchdog described the ATM fee hike as &#8220;patently unlawful, unfair, unreasonable and unjust.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The CBN recently announced that ATM withdrawals made at a machine owned by a bank but outside its branch premises will now attract a charge of N100 per N20,000 withdrawn. 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