The federal government announced the reactivation of international transactions on its Naira debit card.
https://x.com/NigeriaStories/status/1941368947535761784 Although crypto wallets could still be funded, which might be more of a concern to you but the people found it difficult to pay for Apple subscriptions, Other online subscriptions etc. but its was really unlike periods like 2021 when all the processes were seamless.
This gap, however, was not left unnoticed. Some fintechs dived into the space and created tools to bridge that gap, but of course, people had to pay more in order to complete these transactions.
Have you found this ban lift useful in any way?
Does it sound like a relief to you if your transactions required going through these third parties?
If not, then over these periods of time, how have you been dealing with this ban if your transactions required this route?
I found the lifting of the ban useful, but my question is, what was the essence of the band in the first place, to what advantage did the band give us as a people, because this is the question to ask ourselves before celebrating whatever the Federal government has decided to do now.
How can the Federal government wake up one morning and place a band on 200 million persons to stop using their cards and purchase goods online and not allow them used the cards on international platforms, if not for saw wickedness on the part of government. Nigerians how to suffer the brunt of going through different processes on how to get payment online, just because of one silly policy. The good thing is that, thank god they've decided to wake up from their slumber.