Reps order suspension of COVID-19 loan deductions

..Call for Waivers for Vulnerable NigeriansBy Gift ChapiOdekina, AbujaABUJA — The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, and the Federal Ministry of Finance to immediately suspend all deductions on COVID-19 intervention loans and grant total waivers for outstanding loans owed by vulnerable households and micro-businesses.The directive followed a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Saidu Musa Abdullahi, Deputy Chairman