(Source: NAIJ)

– Nigerians from all walks of life have using micro-blogging site, Twitter, to start a campaign called #NoBankingDay

– The campaign is aimed at compelling banks in the country to reduce their excessive charges on customers

– It is not clear if the campaign which has asked Nigerans to stay away from banks will be a success or not

The hashtag trending on Twitter – #NoBankingDay is gaining momentum even across other social mediums. The campaign which is currently the number one trending topic on the micro-blogging site is a call to Nigerians to boycott banks today.

Many who have joined the campaign have been reeling out details of how they have been exploited through various charges by the respective banks. Read below some of the comments on the site:

 

It is not clear if this boycott will also be extended to mobile and internet transactions. Meanwhile, the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has put the value of transactions recorded through mobile money platform at N40 billion monthly.