Most of the drivers requested that extra money be paid if transportation fare was to be paid through bank transfer.
The residents interviewed said that the extension of the validity of the old N200 note has brought some succour to them.
Mr Kachikwu worries that a large part if the North don’t have bank branches and e-banking support.
KADIRS said that it would soon provide more Point of Sale (PoS) terminals in all public hospitals to ease payment of revenue.
The affected operators said that they were forced to pay the extra charges to keep her business going.
The CBN distributed PoS to 30,000 super-agents, with a cash sum of N500,000 each, to ease the naira cash swap on January 25.
PoS operators have increased their charges by between 100 per cent and 150 per cent, translating to exchanging N2000 for either N200 or N300.
The FCTA recently warned that indiscriminate activities of PoS operators, especially on the streets and in non-commercial areas would no longer be condoned.
Residents are resorting to paying for purchases through the use of point of sale machines or mobile transfer.
