A woman looks at Nigerian banks apps on a smartphone in Abuja, Nigeria. The pandemic has increased the use of digital banking services in Nigeria where restrictions on the amount of dollars that can be withdrawn have also contributed to long waiting times since some people require multiple trips to get foreign currency. — Reuters
LAGOS/ABUJA: Civil servant Amos Dam is frustrated after waiting two hours to enter a bank in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. He is one of about 20 people sitting on plastic chairs under a canopy to protect them from the sun on a pavement between a busy road and the bank.
"It has become much more tedious trying to carry out any transactions in the bank," said Dam, referring to the impact of social distancing measures reducing numbers inside branches to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.
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A woman looks at Nigerian banks apps on a smartphone in Abuja, Nigeria. The pandemic has increased the use of digital banking services in Nigeria where restrictions on the amount of dollars that can be withdrawn have also contributed to long waiting times since some people require multiple trips to get foreign currency. — Reuters
Outside a bank, breathing in traffic fumes, Dam said he was there because an electronic cash dispenser failed to provide cash but his account had been debited. — Reuters
Customers sit under tent canopies outside the bank premises in Abuja, Nigeria. — Reuters
Customers sit under tent canopies outside a bank in Abuja, Nigeria. Dam said he preferred using banking apps but that wasn’t stress-free due to poor Internet connectivity. — Reuters
