As part of anti-corruption measures, he also ordered that the currency be replaced - the colour
of the naira notes were changed - forcing all holders of old notes to exchange them at banks within a limited period.
Testifying before Justice Joyce AbdulmaleeK of the Federal High Court in Ibadan, Kadri stated that many boxes meant to contain N1000 were either filled up with brown papers cut to the size
of naira notes or swapped with N500 interleaved with newspapers cut to the size of money.
Not exact matches
He
noted CBN's periodic intervention in the forex market reduced exchange rate volatility over the last two quarters
of 2017 and businesses showed improved liquidity
of forex and stability
of naira against the dollar.
The Central Bank
of Nigeria, CBN, has refuted some spurious and grossly uninformed claims suggesting that about 20 per cent
of the
Naira currency
notes in circulation are counterfeited.
«The attention
of the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to certain spurious and grossly uninformed claims suggesting that about 20 percent
of the
naira currency
notes in circulation are counterfeited,» it said.
Justice Agbim
noted that «the fuel subsidy fraud involved corruption and fraud on a very massive scale»; that it involved many oil companies and officials
of government's regulatory agencies «looting and stealing
of trillions
of naira from the Federal Government
of Nigeria and threatening the security and economy
of Nigeria.»
The singer who was not happy with the situation
of the Displaced Persons during the visit
noted that the lingering insurgency in the area which left thousands
of people dead, millions injured and displaced from their homes with property worth billions
of naira destroyed have nothing to do with religion as insinuated, but has do with politics.
The bags contained
naira notes of N200 denomination in 20 bundles, totaling forty million
naira and N50 denomination in 180 bundles, totaling nine million
naira.
«like we earlier
noted, Fulani herdsmen are no longer a distant story in our council but an ugly reality going by the recent invasion
of farm Lands
of the people
of Umuehie village, Ngor Autonomous community by them and consequent destruction
of farmlands and crops worth millions
of Naira.»
He
noted his observation
of Ondo people who appear confused and unsure
of what would follow the immediate satisfaction from the
naira handout received in consideration
of the votes cast.
If a woman in the course
of washing her husband's clothes, finds small
naira notes, maybe 200 and 500
naira note which after gathered could amount to 5000
naira and she took the money, go to the market and...