HomeTagsCentral bank of Nigeria

Tag - Central bank of Nigeria

Will Nigeria replace Naira with Eco currency in 2027?

Business Nurudeen Akewushola -
A viral claim circulating widely on WhatsApp, TikTok and other social media platforms suggests that Nigeria will abolish the naira and replace it with...

Sponsored post linked to fraudulent trading platform falsely claims CBN sues Kadaria Ahmed

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A Facebook page, Don Pom Polye, has published a sponsored post featuring an image purportedly showing a popular Nigerian TV host, Kadaria Ahmed, in...

AI-generated images of ‘damaged’ Nigeria’s central bank building circulate online

Business Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that the headquarters of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has being destroyed has surfaced online. The claim, written in Hausa language, was made...

Did Jonathan inherit over $50bn foreign reserve? 

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN X user, Wale Adebayo(@Mari09ja) has claimed that former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan inherited a foreign reserve of over $50bn when he assumed the...

UPDATED: Federal lawmaker amplifies false claim about Nigeria’s gold reserve

Economy Nurudeen Akewushola -
EDITOR'S NOTE/CORRECTION: * The featured image has been changed to that of a gold bar, which is the primary element in the claim while the...

CBN did not ban Opay, Palmpay, others

Business Fatimah Quadri -
RECENTLY, the internet was abuzz with a claim that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned some financial technology companies due to their...

Daniel Bwala, other X users share old CBN press release as recent

Economy Fatimah Quadri -
A press release from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stating that the apex bank would convict any individual transacting with foreign currency has...

Claim that banks are seizing funds of unregistered community accounts is MISLEADING!

Government Policy Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that commercial banks are deducting monies from unregistered community savings accounts is circulating on social media, particularly on WhatsApp. The claim was made...

Claim that bank verification number expires after 10 years resurfaces online

Government Policy Fatimah Quadri -
A claim that the Bank Verification Number (BVN) issued to customers by banks in Nigeria expires after 10 years has resurfaced on social media. The...

Fact-checking Buhari’s national broadcast on currency swap, cash crunch

Government Policy Fatimah Quadri -
NIGERIA's President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, February 16, 2023, addressed the nation on the redesigned naira notes amidst its scarcity and the government's currency swap...

Most Read

Security

US did not approve sale of A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft to Nigeria

0
A POST circulating on social media claims that the...
Politics

Rufai Oseni amplifies misleading claim about Pantami crying over APC ticket

0
Arise News anchor, Oseni Rufai, on Tuesday, May 12,...
Security

No, image does not show man sentenced to death for defending residents in Kaduna

0
A viral image circulating on social media claims to...
Health

No, Nigeria has not recorded any confirmed case of Hantavirus

0
MULTIPLE posts circulating on social media claim that Nigeria...
Health

Hantavirus: No need to panic, expert reassures Nigerians

0
Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation notified the...

Recent Check

Security

US did not approve sale of A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft to Nigeria

0
A POST circulating on social media claims that the...
Politics

Rufai Oseni amplifies misleading claim about Pantami crying over APC ticket

0
Arise News anchor, Oseni Rufai, on Tuesday, May 12,...
Security

No, image does not show man sentenced to death for defending residents in Kaduna

0
A viral image circulating on social media claims to...
Health

No, Nigeria has not recorded any confirmed case of Hantavirus

0
MULTIPLE posts circulating on social media claim that Nigeria...
Health

Hantavirus: No need to panic, expert reassures Nigerians

0
Earlier this month, the World Health Organisation notified the...