The instruction was issued in a statement signed by Muhammed Ishivaku Sheikh, the general secretary of NUBIFIE.
The statement reads:
However, most branches visited by TimesNow.com.ng on Monday morning showed no sign of a strike, as workers were seen stationed at their duty posts.
In an interview, a teller at Access Bank’s branch in Ikotun, Lagos, who wished not to be named, explained that she is at work because there was no formal communication to stay home.
Her words:
The same scenario was observed at the visited Guaranty Trust Bank, Ecobank, Zenith, Union Bank, and United Bank of Africa branches.
In another development, TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that the Nigerian government directed commercial banks to immediately deduct a 0.375% stamp duty charge on all mortgage-backed loans and bonds.
Mortgaged-backed loans are facilities given by financial institutions to individuals entitled to acquire a home and repay them over time with interest.
The commercial banks sent messages to customers informing them of the new directive, saying that the Federal Inland Revenue Service will make the deduction.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
