Normalcy has set in as new bank notes dry up, cash improves as new bank notes set in for naira swap policy in Nigeria.

The gradual returning of , old currency in circulation has improved in major cities across Nigeria following the third day of full implementation of the Supreme Court ruling on the legal tender status of old Naira banknote.

Blend News correspondent learnt that banks have begun dispensing obsolete banknotes both over the counter and through ATMs at the same time.

In addition, just as banks already accept them, the majority of merchants and service providers also do.

However, the ATMs and banking rooms visited by Vanguard indicate that only old banknotes were available, suggesting that the banks may have run out of fresh Naira notes.

The majority of banks, including her own, have not received supplies of the new banknotes since this week, according to a staff member of one of the banks in Lagos Island who spoke to Vanguard.

Additionally, our research shows that banks continue to impose cash withdrawal restrictions, up to a daily cap of N10,000 per customer.

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However, due to a cash shortage at the time of the visit, several banks were not dispensing currency notes. One of the banks’ security staff reported that the cash was spent earlier before the visitor arrived.

In the meantime, traders were spotted taking the old naira banknotes at the markets that were visited.

A merchant stated he used the old notes to pay for gasoline and the payment was accepted after he took them from an ATM . Nearby drivers and merchants also accepted the old banknotes.

Panics and anxieties have gripped global financing sectore as Switzerland credit suisse’s shares crash

For the second time in a week, anxiety has engulfed international banking equities after California’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed, which was followed by new anxieties over the health of big European bank Credit Suisse.

What’s happening to Credit Suisse Share?

The Saudi National Bank (SNB), the lender’s largest shareholder, decided against providing it with new funding because regulations limit its stake, which is currently 9.9%, to 10%. As a result, shares of the Swiss lender fell more than 30% at one point on Wednesday, reaching a record low of about 1.56 Swiss francs (£1.40) per share.

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Ammar Al Khudairy, the chairman of SNB, told Reuters that Credit Suisse was “a very solid bank” and was not anticipated to require more funding after obtaining 4 billion Swiss francs (£3.59 billion) to support a significant restructuring plan in the fall of 2017. His remarks about a funding cap, however, alarmed investors who thought it may restrict emergency funds from Middle Eastern investors.

That increased anxiety about potential weaknesses across a global banking sector still reeling from SVB’s collapse as well as concerns over ongoing issues at the Swiss lender, which is significantly larger than SVB and is considered systemically important to the global financial system. The Swiss lender is Europe’s 17th largest lender by assets.

As traders panicked, the stocks of numerous other European banks also fell on Wednesday. It’s crucial to keep in mind that stock prices actually represent investor emotion rather than the true soundness of balance sheets.

Customers may become anxious in response to market fluctuations and withdraw cash, resulting in a run on deposits that is dangerous for smaller banks that depend more largely on client cash. Larger banks, like Credit Suisse, are expected to be in a much stronger situation, in part because of government regulations and the annual stress testing done by regulators that were implemented after the financial crisis.

The federal government of Nigeria begins application for Npower batch C application opens for 2021 applicants

Npower recruitment for batch C 2021 application Opens, The Federal Government  of Nigeria has unveiled the long-awaited N-Power batch C application programme has been launched and controlled by the National Social Investment Programme, NASIM

NASIM will be responsible for the recruitment of Npower batch C  candidates for the year 2021 edition of the program said the special assistant, Media & Publicity to the Hon Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development(NSIP) by Mrs. Nneka Ikem made the disclosure on her official Twitter handle on Thursday.

“The tweet reads: “Breaking! @npower_ng Batch C to be launched today on @NSIP_NG Management System Platform NASIMS”.

As Nigerians begin to look out for their names and how the process will be started Blend NG has piled up useful links and details where the process is taking place.

NSIP has made a link to where successful candidates for the batch C Npower 2020 application will check their names if they have been selected for the programme .

It will be recalled that about five million Nigerian youths had successfully taken part in the application process back in the year 2020 applied for the N-Power programme .

The npower batch C application 2021 was commenced registrations on June 26, 2020, was aimed at engaging about five hundred thousand youths.

According to the minister, the N-power programme is focused on providing Nigerian youths with opportunities to gain employability and entrepreneurship skills.

Batch C Npower application link 

The link to the batch C Npower application has begun and the NASIM has released the website where the successful applicants will check for their names and update their data

How to begin Npower recruitment for batch C 2021 application that  Opens

The following steps will be taking to begin the registration

visit the official NASIM website here

• Be a citizen of Nigeria
• Have a good means of identification
• Bank verification number (BVN)
• Bank account details
• Passport photograph
• Email address and phone number
• Be at least 18 years
• Good communication skills
• Birth certificate from Court, hospital, local government, or church
• Certificate of origin
• Applicants must be physically and mentally fit
• Your personal health records are very important
• Have all your credentials with you

How to begin registration on the NASIM website

If you are a first-time visitor to the NASIM portal you need to do the following

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1. Click on login
2. Use the “Forgot Password” Option
3. Enter your N-POWER application email
4. Click on “Send Link”
5. Check your mail and follow the instructions to reset your password.

NOTE: you may not receive any link to reset your password what you need to do is to go back to the NASIM website and login with your email then create your password that you will be used to login again anytime you return

After a successful reset of the password, please log in to update your records.

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