Nigeria is going to the polls Saturday to vote in an election
that pits President Muhammadu Buhari, who is seeking a second term
in office, against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other
challengers. But ahead of the election, an error on Google is
causing a stir among Nigerians in the Twittersphere.
A Google search shows the Nigerian naira to be trading at 184
per US dollar, nearly twice as strong as its actual value of 360. A
quick look at the chart, however, shows the currency at the correct
value.
“We collected from CBN today at the rate of N357, and each BDC
operator is entitled to $20, 000,” he said.
Two members of staff at Google, who spoke off the record,
confirmed to our reporter that this was just a bug, that is
currently being fixed by the search giant.
According to Bloomberg currency rate, the dollar is currently
trading at N361.8, with the local currency gaining N1.75 against
the greenback.
A mail from our reporter to Google Press office is yet to be
replied — but an automatic response was received, stating that all
queries will be addressed shortly.
Nigeria goes to the poll in less than 12 hours after this
glitch, driving speculations and jokes on social media on how the
incumbent may want to turn the economy around overnight.
While some fear that their stacked dollars may have lost
tremendous value, others are celebrating a rise in the value of the
naira, but many are aware this is just a temporary glitch.
Whatever the case is, We understands that the dollar is still
trading at 358 to 360 at the foreign exchange market.
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