Claim: : With elections just days away, and amid a crippling shortage of local currency, an alarmist message making the rounds on WhatsApp and social media claims that the banking system will be shut down. This is false, the central bank said.
Fact-check: No, Nigeria's central bank will not shut down the banking system for elections
Verdict: false
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Oluseyi Awojulugbe
Date published: 2023-02-21T00:00:00