Old naira notes

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had issued a directive to Lagosians concerning the old naira notes. The governor said the old naira note remains legal tender in Lagos State, hence residents should not reject it. Read Also:…

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked online reports making rounds, claiming the apex bank has approved the circulation of old naira notes till December 31, 2023. Isa Abdulmumim, acting director corporate communications, who…

Some commercial banks in Lagos have started issuing the old naira notes to customers at their various automated teller machines (ATMs) terminals and over the counter. The development is in compliance with the new directive of the…

Kano State government on Tuesday warned that it would not hesitate to revoke the operational licences of major business owners or take action on anyone who refuses to accept the old Naira notes as a means of transaction. The state…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily halted the move by the Federal Government to ban the use of the old naira notes from February 10, 2023. A seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro, halted the move of the federal…

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says banks will continue to accept old naira notes after the stipulated deadline. Emefiele spoke on Tuesday when he appeared at an interactive session with the house of…

Sokoto State chapter of Muslim Rights Concern,  MURIC has appealed to the Federal Government to extend the deadline for the expiration of old naira notes by at least two weeks. The PUNCH reported that the President, Major General…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, joined other Nigerians calling for the extension of the deadline to drop the old naira notes. The call is coming after the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday insisted that there was…

The Senate has once again asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the stoppage of the use of old naira notes from January 31 till July 31, 2023. With one week to the deadline for the termination of the use…