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Naira Notes Business Booms In Benin City
Hawking of crisp naira notes, hitherto a popular business in Lagos, is now the latest business in Benin City, the Edo State capital, The Tide’s source reports.
The source slated that the notes, usually in low denominations, are displayed at strategic points within the King’s Square axis of Benin City.
A check by the source revealed that like in Lagos, the denominations in high demand are N5, N10, N20 and N50 notes.
One of the dealers, who preferred anonymity, told the source that the notes were sold on commission.
“It depends on how a buyer negotiates, but it is usually five or 10 per cent commission per N500 or N1, 000 transaction.
“Most people prefer the lower denominations because they are mostly used as gifts to celebrants during ceremonies.
“ We sell genuine notes, not fake or counterfeits because we source them from banks,” he said.
Efforts to get bank officials to comment on the trend proved abortive.
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Fouchee Celebrates Asari’s Recognition
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Kalabari Media Forum Hails Recognition Of Dokubo Asari As Amayanabo
The Kalabari Media Forum has endorsed the recognition of Alabo, Alhaji Mujaheed Dokubo Asari as the Amayanabo of Torusarama Piri and the historical relevance of the award.
A communique issued after the 2024 end of year summit of the Forum also commends the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialaye Joseph Fubara for the recognition which they described as the best end of year gift to the Kalabari people.
The Communique signed by the Coordinator of the Forum, Alabo Dagogo Clinton and the Secretary, Mr. Harry Awolayeofori Macmorrison states that the gesture should make the Kalabari people to get back to the drawing board and consolidate on existing inter and intra communal peace within the region.
According to the statement, Torusarama Piri was the first place where the founding fathers of Kalabari converged from different cultures, tribes and backgrounds. Adding that those saying that the Kalabari people are not united should think again.
” As the different founding fathers were able to form a formidable ethnic nationality, modern day Kalabari should be able to sink the differences between the constituent communities and with other non-Kalabari speaking neighbours to achieve the needed internal cohesion for development”. It states.
The Forum further congratulated Alabo Asari Dokubo on his recognition and urged him to use the opportunity to do even more for the Kalabari people and Rivers State as a whole.
According to the statement, the Forum is happy with the recognition of Dokubo Asari not because he is one of the patrons of the Forum, but because he is about the most Kalabari-centric figure living, who has also committed enormous resources for the protection of the Kalabari people.
They urged the Kalabari Se Kobiri and the entire people of the ethnic nationality to work with Alabo Dokubo Asari and put to rest speculations about Kalabari that some persons have exploited against the interest of the Kalabari people over the years.
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