By: Gloria Ogine Following the ripple effect of the redesigned naira currency as part of the activities of the Nigerian federal government in the implementation of the Nigeria Cashless Policy, the country is now thrown into an unfortunate hardship, and students are not left out. As obtainable in other places, the Northcentral University Students, are having more difficulties paddling the canoe through learning. In addition to academic stress; flipping through pages of books, journals, research works, jostling through the internet for inspiration, and rushing to beat assignment deadlines, Benue varsity students are making harder decisions accommodating long queues at the Automated Teller Machines (ATM) and Point of Services (POS) terminals waiting forever for cash. Recall that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through its governor, Godwin Emefiele had on October 26, 2022, announced that it had redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 notes. The Commission went further to give until the thirty-first of January 2023, after which the old notes would cease to be legal tender. Although the January 31st, 2023 deadline didn’t go well with Nigerians, owing to the scarcity of the redesigned notes. February 10th was later announced as the new deadline which was still not well with Nigerians […]
