Breaking: CBN Office in North-Central Nigeria Currently on Fire
- Banking activities in the Benue state branch of Nigeria's Apex bank, CBN have been put on hold in the early hours of Thursday morning
- This is as the Central Bank of Nigeria's building located in Makurdi caught fire and the cause is yet to be ascertained
- Meanwhile, the Benue state Fire Service has confirmed the sad development, and firefighters have been sent to the scene
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Makurdi cash office, covering the North Central states, is on fire.
The cause of the inferno at the building located in old GRA in Makurdi is yet to be discovered, The Nation reports.
The CBN building in Makurdi is located close to Government House and opposite the United Bank of Africa UBA Makurdi branch.
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How the office caught fire
According to a report by The Sun, the fire which reportedly started from the fuel dome of the bank quickly became ferocious thus drawing the attention of some workers who immediately raised alarm.
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The fire which reportedly started from the fuel dome of the bank quickly became ferocious thus drawing the attention of some workers who immediately raised alarm.
When contacted by the news outlet, the director of Benue State Fire Service, Engr. Donald Ikyaaza who confirmed the report said he received a call informing him about the fire and he immediately drafted his men to the scene.
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In the report, ‘The Race to Digital Money Is on’, PwC analysed and ranked the leading retail and wholesale CBDC projects, as well as evaluated the current stage of CBDC project development.
The report said:
“Retail projects in the Index are led by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) eNaira, the first CBDC in Africa, and the Sand Dollar, issued by the Central Bank of the Bahamas as legal tender in October 2020, making Bahamas the first country to launch a CBDC.”
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On Monday, December 6, the actual Naira closed at N415 at the official Investors and Exports window.
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Source: Legit.ng
