Following the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria for the swapping of old naira notes to new notes, Nigerians have begun to lament the challenges involved in the process despite the extension to February 10, 2023.

Checks have shown that the people are not only experiencing challenges in swapping the old naira notes to new ones in the banks alone but are also faced with bank application failures and unavailability of cash from the Point of Sale operators across the country.

According to some bank customers, since the beginning of the week, the major banks are mainly affected.

Nigerians have now become stranded due to the non-availability of cash in the ATMs and even Over-the Counters, while transactions over the apps have become a nightmare.