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Monarchs begs CBN to extend old naira deadline
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CBN permits DMBs to swap new, old naira notes across LGAs

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has permitted Deposit Money Banks, Money Operators, and super agents to swap the old notes in local government areas to accelerate circulation of the new notes. This strategy would increase the availability of new notes and ensure that people don’t lose their money. This was stated in a circular […]

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Old naira: Commercial Banks to work Saturdays

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that commercial banks would work on Saturdays to receive the old Naira notes from customers.   The Leader of the CBN inspection team to Ebonyi State on new Naira notes, Kama Ukpai, said this during an enlightenment campaign to traders, on Friday at Eke Market, Afikpo.   Ukpai […]

Monarchs begs CBN to extend old naira deadline
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CBN to charge banks N1m daily over new currency

Wilson Adekumola     The Central Bank Of Nigeria has said that any commercial bank that failed to comply with the newly redesigned naira notes in terms of picking up for distribution will incur charges of million naira per day.     The Deputy Director on Research, Osun State Bracnch, Adeleke Adelokun made this known […]

CBN fines banks N1m daily over refusal of new naira
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CBN fines banks N1m daily over refusal of new naira

Wilson Adekumola   The Central Bank Of Nigeria has said that any commercial bank that failed to comply with the newly redesigned naira notes in terms of picking up for distribution will incur charges of million naira per day. The Deputy Director on Research, Osun State Bracnch, Adeleke Adelokun made this known during the sensitization […]

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CBN to sanction banks dispensing old notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria has stated that it would begin to sanction banks who are still dispensing the old naira notes. According to The PUNCH, this was disclosed by the Director of the Legal Services Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Kofo Salam-Alada, during a sensitisation event on the new naira notes […]

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New naira: Govs, Emefiele meet over policy

Wilson Adekumola Members of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum will on Thursday meet the Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele to discuss some of the bank’s recent policies. The NGF spokesperson, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo said, in a statement on Tuesday night that “Governor’s plan to engage Emefiele on the economic and security implication of naira redesign and […]

Appeal Court overturns Emefiele’s asset forfeiture order
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Police storm Emefiele’s Abuja residence

Oluwanifemi Ojo Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly stormed the Abuja residence of the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, The PUNCH reported. AMBusiness reports that this is coming about 24 hours after the operatives of the Department of State Services stormed the CBN governor’s office, following his return to the country on Monday after […]

Kogi residents lament scarcity of new naira note
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Kogi residents lament scarcity of new naira note

Oluwanifemi Ojo As the deadline issued on the old naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria draws closer, some of the Kogi State residents have lamented the scarcity of the new banknotes. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that most banks in Kogi State are yet to distribute the new note to the public […]

Emefiele orders banks to dispense old naira notes - Soludo
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Emefiele ready for MPC after resumption – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria has confirmed that its governor, Godwin Emefiele, is fully focused on the first Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the year 2023 amid rumoured arrest attempt made by the Department of State Services. The apex bank made this known in a statement released on Monday by its Director, Corporate Communications, Osita […]

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PoS operators won’t increase service charge – AMMBAN

The Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria have said they have no plans to increase their service charges.Speculations have gone round following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to review cash withdrawal limits for Automated Teller Machines and over-the-counter withdrawals, that Point of Sale operators might have to increase their charges to […]