Naira rebranding crisis spreading as Buhari asks for more time

There has been one reported death of a Nigerian in connection with an ATM card, students of the University of Benin clashed with armed soldiers on an ATM queue and protests have erupted across the country but President Muhammadu Buhari’s response is to ask for another seven days to resolve the Naira replacement crisis engulfing the nation.

At a meeting, Friday, with governors of the ruling APC Buhari urged Nigerians to give him seven days to resolve the crisis over the unavailability of cash that has engulfed the country following the policy of the Central Bank to replace three high value Naira notes.