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CBN Assures Undisrupted Financial Services During Lockdown

By orientalnewsngMarch 31, 2020Updated:March 31, 2020No Comments2 Mins Read
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…Advises Against Panic Withdrawals

Yemisi Izuora

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has assured that it will not seize to provide financial services throughout the lockdown period.

The apex bank has also assured that financial institutions will remain operational during this period and therefore should guard against panic withdrawals from their banks.

It however advised that in view of the ongoing restrictions and in order to check further spread of the corona virus disease, the general public should limit their use of cash and avail themselves of the use of alternative payment channels such as mobile banking, Internet banking, Mobile money, Point of Sale, and USSD.

Oriental News Nigeria reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had issued a directive restricting the movement of people – excluding those on essential service – with effect from 11pm on Monday, March 30, 2020, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun States, as a response to the corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Subsequently, the Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria obtained Presidential approval to permit critical financial services to function during this period.

Consequently, relevant security agencies have been requested to grant passage to critical staff of these institutions to enable essential and strategic financial transactions to go undisrupted during the period of the lockdown.

These institutions include, the  Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); Deposit Money Banks (DMBs); Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) Plc; Switching companies, Mobile money operators and Payment solution service providers.

The bank also urged all Nigerians to adhere strictly to the movement restrictions and follow stipulated guidelines by the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other relevant health agencies of government to curb possible spread of the virus in Nigeria.

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