Nigerians were among dozens of people injured after Iran launched another wave of missiles and drone attacks in the United Arab Emirates, leaving six people d3ad.

The UAE Ministry of Defense said its air defense systems intercepted several ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles fired from Iran in what authorities described as a major escalation of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

In a statement, the ministry said its defence units engaged nine ballistic missiles and 33 drones launched during the latest assault on Saturday, March 14, 2026.

According to the ministry, the attack k!lled six people and injured 141 others, including foreign nationals living and working in the Gulf country.

“The UAE air defence systems on March 14 engaged nine ballistic missiles and 33 UAVs launched from Iran,” the ministry said.

“Since the onset of this blatant Iranian aggression, UAE air defenses have engaged 294 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,600 UAVs launched from Iran,” the statement read.

Authorities said the fatalities included citizens of the UAE as well as foreign nationals from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Although the ministry did not disclose the exact locations where the casualties occurred, it confirmed that the injured included residents from several countries, among them Nigeria.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has declared that banks and financial institutions must establish and maintain a temporary watch-list for Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) implicated in suspected fraudulent transactions.

According to the CBN in a circular dated March 12, 2026 and signed by its Director of Payments System Policy Department, Musa I. Jimoh, the apex bank said such a suspected BVN may remain on the temporary watchlist for a maximum period of twenty-four (24) hours during which the owner would be contacted to make clarifications.

The circular explained that the move is part of several new measures under a revised regulatory framework aimed at enhancing financial system stability.

“A BVN may remain on this temporary Watchlist for a maximum period of twenty-four (24) hours, during this period, the BVN owner shall be contacted to provide clarification regarding the identified transaction(s),” the circular stated.

The circular also sets an age requirement for BVN enrolment, restricting registration to individuals who have attained eighteen (18) years and above.

The CBN also added that amendments to phone numbers linked to a BVN shall be allowed only once.

“Amendments to phone numbers linked to a BVN shall be allowed only once,” the circular noted.

The apex bank stated that access to BVN databases will remain tightly controlled.

“Access to the BVN databases shall be exclusively granted to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) licensed financial institutions.

“Notwithstanding this provision, the Central Bank of Nigeria (the Bank) reserves the right to approve access to the BVN databases in extenuating circumstances and in accordance with the provisions of extant laws,” the circular said.

Financial institutions are expected to comply with the new requirements, and customers may be contacted by their banks if their BVNs are temporarily flagged during the new fraud monitoring process.

The new policy, as stated by the CBN, takes effect from May 1, 2026.

A mother-of-five has now become a mother-of-nine after she delivered a set of quadruplets at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Mufiat Olateju and her husband, Oluwaseun Olateju, a butcher, have been reportedly cash-strapped and stranded following the arrival of the “unexpected” babies.

The mother told newsmen on Thursday, March 12, that the quadruplets came as a surprise to the family, as earlier medical scans did not reveal that she was carrying four babies.

She appealed to the state government and well-meaning individuals to support her family in footing the medical bills and other care for the newborn babies.

She said, “I have given birth to five children before. Initially, when we had a scan, it did not show quadruplets, so we did not prepare for it.

“According to the first scan, we were expecting just one baby, but subsequent scans showed two.

“Please, I need the help of the government and good people because I do not know where to start. I am 40 years old, and I want the government to help take care of these four children.”

Her husband, Oluwaseun Olateju, also appealed for assistance, noting that caring for the quadruplets alongside their other children would be extremely difficult without support.

“I want the government to please come to my aid because I cannot do it alone. It is beyond my power. At one point, I even thought of running away, but I later changed my mind because I believe everything will be fine,” he said.