CBN on old naira notes

2023 - 3 - 8

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"They are all legal tender." CBN spokesperson encourages ... (Techpoint Africa)

Isa Abdulmumin, the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Acting Director, Public Communications Department, has said the old and new naira notes are now legal ...

However, President Buhari, on Thursday, February 16, 2023, overruled the court’s order by instructing the CBN to recirculate the old N200 until April 10, while the old ₦500 and ₦1,000 notes remain unusable as legal tenders in Nigeria. The panel led by John Okoro said President Buhari’s withdrawal of old naira notes from the system without due consultation was invalid. According to the reports, a Zenith Bank branch in Festac Town, Lagos, paid customers old ₦500 and ₦1,000 notes over the counter.

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CBN Official Speaks on Supreme Court's Order on Old Naira Notes (BrandCrunch Nigeria)

This statement is coming as a relief as there has been confusion among commercial banks and business operators following the non-issuance of a directive by the ...

The CBN official spoke as more commercial banks across the country commenced dispensing the old N500 and N1,000 notes to their customers. Nigerians should not reject any note, whether old or new.” This statement is coming as a relief as there has been confusion among commercial banks and business operators following the non-issuance of a directive by the CBN on receiving the old N500 and N1,000 notes.

Nigeria: We Didn't Direct Banks to Disburse Old Notes - CBN (AllAfrica.com)

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tuesday said it has not issued a fresh directive to commercial banks on last Friday's judgment of the Supreme Court ...

Also, an official of Zenith Bank who preferred anonymity said the branch had "received orders to begin dispensing old notes to our customers." Zenith Bank branch in Festac Town paid the old notes to customers over the counter. "The naira redesign policy has shrunk the economy by over a trillion in business losses. Daily Trust reports that there was confusion among commercial banks and business operators following the non-issuance of a directive by the CBN on receiving the old N500 and N1000 notes. The CBN at least still needs to address Nigerians. Nigerians should not reject any note, whether old or new."

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CBN Speaks as Banks Resume Paying Nigerians in Old Naira ... (Legit.ng)

The Central Bank of Nigeria has commented on banks resuming the payment of old naira notes as customers continue to reject them and wait for orders from ...

He or CBN has to do the same thing for the old N500 and N1,000 notes before I will start accepting them." “The government should make a pronouncement. “There should not be confusion. [business](https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/) transactions. Nigerians should not reject any note, whether old or new.” [reported](https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/money/1523694-reports-nigerian-banks-payment-naira-notes-customers-set-limits/) that commercial banks began dispensing the old N500 and N1000 Naira notes.

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Nigeria: Old Naira Notes Disbursement Not Ordered By CBN, Says ... (The Heritage Times)

By John Ikani The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, said it has not given commercial banks a new directive on last Friday's Supreme Court ruling ...

The CBN’s failure to issue a directive on receiving old N500 and N1,000 notes has caused confusion among commercial banks and business operators. The Supreme Court had ruled that President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the CBN for the redesigning and withdrawal of old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes without proper consultation was unconstitutional. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, said it has not given commercial banks a new directive on last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that ordered the circulation of both old and new naira notes until December 31st.

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Abuja residents reject old Naira notes over Buhari, CBN's silence on ... (Internatinal Centre For Investigative Reporting)

IN what appears to be an in-house resolve to comply with the Supreme Court ruling of March 3, nullifying the Federal Government's naira redesign policy, ...

“We do not even have the old N500 and N1,000 notes to issue if the CBN gives the order now. He's the ICIR Reporter of the Year 2022. They often claim they are unsure if people will collect the old notes from them.” He has yet to spend the money six days after he has been trying to transact with the notes. She could not spend the notes because people refused to collect them. We are talking about the Supreme Court, not just any court.

CBN Spokesperson Encourages Nigerians to Accept Old Naira Notes (NNN)

Several Nigerian banks have reportedly begun paying customers old denominations of the naira, such as ₦500 and ₦1,000 notes, even loading automated teller ...

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CBN's Silence: Motorists, SMEs, Stores Reject Old Naira Notes (Leadership Newspaper)

Several traders, motorists, Small and Medium Enterprise(SME) vendors and micro-sector operators are yet to come to terms with accepting the old N500 and ...

“Now, banks are issuing out old notes and the public are rejecting them because there wasn’t any pronouncements from the apex bank. A trader who gave her name only as Iya Tope said, “I can’t collect the old notes because Buhari is yet to say anything. The source said: “The truth is that not many people have even brought the old notes. Many business operators especially filling stations are rejecting the old notes. Meanwhile JustRite at Abulegba also rejected the old notes completely from shoppers. If I collect old notes now, I can’t give it as change because other people will reject it.”

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CBN Denies Instructing Banks to Pay Customers with Old Naira Notes (NNN)

CBN Denies Instructing Banks to Pay Customers with Old Naira Notes The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied issuing instructions to banks to pay ...

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