- A Nigerian influencer criticized Nigerian banks after a UK bank offered him £50 for simply banking with them.
- The influencer announced that the bank would credit him without any action, and millions of other customers would also benefit without any hurdles or processes.
A Nigerian influencer has taken a swipe at Nigerian banks after his UK bank informed him that he would receive £50 simply for being a customer.
Sharing the news on his X page (formerly Twitter), the user, @Wizarab, revealed that his bank would credit him automatically next month without requiring any action from him. He also pointed out that over 12 million other customers would receive the same benefit without any hurdles.
In his post, @Wizarab wrote: “My bank in the UK is sending me £50 next month as a thank-you for banking with them. I don’t have to do anything. They will credit me next month. £50 each to over 12 million Nationwide users—that’s over £600 million. Thank you.”
Taking a jab at Nigerian banks, he criticized them for prioritizing deductions over customer appreciation.
“Nigerian banks are only good at collecting card maintenance and account maintenance fees while declaring huge profits,” he added.
His post quickly went viral, sparking debates among social media users, with many sharing their frustrations and experiences with local banks.
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Reacting to the post..
@Chiddyblaze: “Nigerian banks can never do this. Not even 100naira.”
@Funmiscute: “And there’s GTB who’s deducting money crazily. I’m still pissed at the SMS charge this morning.”
@AzeezBamiro: “In Nigeria, our banks deduct your money at every given opportunities. #15k sent out they deducted #50… #5k received they deducted #34.20k… with time that account will flat out and enter minus. @gtbank una dey do well.”
@jyde07943020: “If Nigerians catch this kind bank for here, na compound interest Dem go dey use d 50 pound do, e go sort festive spendings when accumulated.”
@CollinsCart94: “I mean even though the UK is a shithole, but it pales in comparison to what’s on ground on Nigeria.”
@touchedbyelda: “The only message I get from my bank is to inform me that they are charging me for sms, account maintenance, ATM card maintenance and VAT on all the maintenance.”
@eluckki: “The unwarranted fees prompted me to return my ATM card and download Opay, and since then, I have experienced a greater sense of tranquility.”
@EjikeIbeh2: “Meanwhile here ,they want to kill us with services charges , atm maintenance fee, aso rock dogs feeding contribution charges , apc provision charges , etc etc and etc.”
@blvkghost: “One nonsense bank send me credit as interest for savings acct per month, dem use sms charge collect am back.”
