BUSINESS
CBN Order Banks To Resume Collection Of Old N500, N1000 Notes (See Detail)
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed banks to begin collecting old N500 and N1,000 notes from the public as soon as possible. It did, however, set the maximum amount that banks could collect at N500,000. The CBN insisted that the old currencies were no longer legal tender. According to a bank source, the CBN ordered the banks to collect the funds...
Ganduje Hits FG: World Bank, IMF Is Against Naira Redesign, You’re Defending It
Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said the Naira notes redesign policy brought by President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is beyond a plot against any presidential ambition but targeted at truncating democracy. Ganduje, who spoke late Wednesday when he met with the Forum of Former Parliamentarians, North-west zone, who came to intimate him of their resolve to support the presidential...
Cash Swap: FG Wants Only N200 Old Notes To Remain Legal Tender Till April – El-Rufai
Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, has revealed that the Federal Government has proposed that only the old N200 notes remain legal tender until April 10, 2023. Muyiwa Adekeye, Governor El-Rufai's Special Adviser on Media and Communication, stated this on Wednesday. The governor denied reports that the governors of the All Progressives Congress met with the federal government on Wednesday. He did, however,...
President Buhari Reportedly Set To Extend Validity Of Old Naira Notes Till April 10
President Muhammadu Buhari is reportedly considering extending the validity of old 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes by 60 days. TheCable reports that this is to avoid disobeying the order of the Supreme Court of Nigeria which ruled that the old notes remain valid until it delivers judgment in the case filed by some states against the federal government. The CBN...
Bus Conductor, Passengers Exchange Hot Blows Over Old Naira Notes In Kaduna
Following the deadline for the acceptance of old currency as legal tender by the Central Bank of Nigeria, bus conductors, and passengers on Wednesday exchanged blows over the former’s refusal to accept old notes as transport fare in Kaduna. Trouble started when a ten-passenger bus operating from Sabon Tasha Community, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, heading towards...
Court Grants Nollywood Actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyi N5m bail
Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, a Nollywood actress charged with alleged tampering and spraying of the redesigned Naira notes, was granted N5 million bail by a Federal High Court in Lagos State on Wednesday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) preferred two counts of charges against Omoseyin, who was arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on Monday. The charge was preoccupied with spraying and...
Yahaya Bello Breaks Silence On Why He, Gov. El-Rufai Stormed Supreme Court Over Naira Notes
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has explained the reason why he and Governor Nasir el-Rufai stormed the Supreme Court hearing on the old naira notes on Wednesday. The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Wednesday held a brief hearing as regards the case on the naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The case, however, was adjourned to...
Ogun State Governor Talks Tough, Vows To Shut Down Banks Rejecting Old Naira Notes
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has warned all commercial banks in Ogun State against refusing to accept old Naira notes from citizens. In a brief statement on his official Twitter page, the governor warned that any commercial bank that refuses to accept the old notes, stands the chance of being shut down by the state government. "We will shut down...
Ganduje Talks Tough, Says Banks Rejecting Old Naira Notes Adding Pains To Already Suffering Masses
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has threatened to sanction banks and businesses rejecting the old naira notes. The governor cited a Supreme Court interim injunction that allowed the use of old notes alongside new ones until the old ones are phased out. Governor Ganduje said he noticed that some businesses are rejecting old notes, worsening the situation due to the...
Old Naira Notes Have Lost Their Legal Tender Status, CBN Declares
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that the old Naira Notes of N200, N500 and N1000 have ceased to be legal tender in Nigeria since the 10th of February, 2023. The declaration was made by the Branch Controller of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Bauchi, Haladu Idris Andaza while briefing Journalists on Monday at the CBN, branch...
