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Adamu said the level of floods in highly probable flood-risk States, is expected to be high in terms of impact on the population, agriculture, livelihood, livestock , Infrastructure and the environment, between April and November.
An exchange rate of N462.09 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N461.25.
Shehu said the woman was arrested following an intelligence report that she was bringing arms and ammunition to bandits in Zamfara State from Lafiya town in Nasarawa State.
Atsu had been missing since the 6 February quake that caused the collapse of his apartment in Antakya, Hatay.
Consequently, the CBN opened a portal for people with the old N500 and N1,000 notes to register how much they want to deposit and to get a reference code to confirm there registration.
Buhari had in a national broadcast on Thursday, ordered that the old N200 banknotes remain in circulation till April 10, while the old N500 and N1,000 bills cease to serve as legal tender.
This warning came on the heels of attacks on bank facilities in several parts of the country following the naira crunch.
According to El-Rufai, the final goal is to see that the military takes over Nigeria even as they would be made to step in as to stop the imbroglio occasioned by a life made unbearable for millions of Nigerians.
Alhaji Ayodimeji also called on the CBN to support other alternative financial payment solutions, to ameliorate the unpleasant situation, which is gradually crumbling the entire economy of the nation.
The CBN Governor, as directed by the President, explained that the cashless policy was a global policy. “Nigeria must go cashless. It is a global policy, checking insecurity and fighting corruption,” he said.