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The ban on crypto currency transactions or payments for crypto exchanges has continued to stir reactions from Nigerians. The Central Bank of Nigeria had in a circular signed by the Director of Banking Supervision, Bello Hassan directed all Financial Institutions to close the accounts of those engaged in crypto transactions. The apex bank also threatened severe regulatory sanctions on institutions that may breach its directive. However, a former lawmaker, Shehu Sani says the ban by the CBN points only to the fact that the country is hell-bent on moving backwards. He condemned the CBN directive on his Twitter page, wondering why the decision was taken. ....
x Wike’s special assistant on media, Kelvin Ebiri, said, “The attention of the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has been drawn to false assertions attributed to him in an article written in The Guardian by Emmanuel Ande on February 5, 2021, titled: ” Tinubu cannot see presidency gate in 2023, says Wike.” “We wish to affirm that it is true that Governor Wike was in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State on February 4, to inspect some projects being executed by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. “And while inspecting the Greater Interchange and Underpass in Yola , some journalists requested for an interview which he graciously obliged them. ....
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday, said he had no intention to defame the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Wike while reacting to an article in a newspaper alleging that he made comments to demean Tinubu’s presidential ambition in 2023, said the report was fake and should be disregarded. In a statement issued on Friday by Kelvin Ebiri, the Special Assistant on Media to the Rivers State Governor, Wike described the article as “preposterous, fabricated, malicious” report intended to inflame the relationship between him and Chief Tinubu. The statement reads in part: “We wish to state without equivocation that irrespective of political affiliation, Governor Wike has enormous respect for Chief Tinubu and will never say or do anything to malign the hard-earned reputation of the elder statesman. The report by Mr Ande is mischievous and aimed to discredit The Guardian”. ....
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has condemned the ban issued to Financial institutions against having any crypto or facilitating payments for crypto exchanges by the CBN. The activist Omokri in a post on his Twitter account on Friday criticised the Buhari- led Government for constantly trying to frustrate innocent citizens. Omokori also wondered how the CBN could be so daft as to shut down a money market like the cryptocurrency which brings in millions into the economy. He, however, warned Buhari that making Nigerians poorer can never stop the next protest that may erupt in the country again. ....