Abubakar Malami

Recall that the apex court had ordered that the old N1,000, N500 and N200 remain legal tender alongside the new notes till December 31, 2023. According to ...

However, CBN is yet to make any official statement since the court order. The backstory: The CBN had issued a directive that the old N1000, 500 and 200 notes would cease to be used as legal tender from February 10, 2023. however, the President in a live broadcast ordered the reintroduction of only the N200 note until April 10.

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Sunday, asked the Department of State Services to immediately arrest the governor of the Central ...

HURIWA also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to be democratic and obey the Supreme Court because the apex court on March 3 also pronounced that the February 16, 2023 declaration by the President is dictatorial.” On Monday, some banks commenced paying customers the old notes in partial compliance with the Supreme Court judgment, but by Wednesday the banks stopped disbursing the old notes as the CBN insisted that it had not given any directive to that effect. “No individual is greater than the Nigerian State and those who think they are should be met with resistance and the punishment that they deserve.

State governments, which sued the federal government over the naira redesign policy, have threatened to file contempt charges against the Attorney-General ...

In addition, the Ondo state attorney-general and commissioner for justice, Charles Titiloye, while speaking on the development, stated that the state is in alignment with other states. The state commissioner for information and communications, Chris Finebone, while making this known on Sunday, noted that it was important that the federal government made pronouncements on the apex court order rather than keeping mum in the face of the suffering being experienced by the citizens. Similarly, Ekiti state attorney-general and commissioner for justice, Dayo Apata, while speaking on Sunday evening, said that the state would align with other states on whatever legal steps would make the federal government comply with the supreme court’s judgment on the naira redesign and cash swap policy. The Rivers state government, while commenting on the continued silence of the federal government on the order, said that it was disturbing. The Zamfara state attorney-general and commissioner for justice, Junaidu Aminu, while giving an update on the move to enforce compliance with the order of the apex court on Sunday evening, revealed that since the federal government had refused to implement the judgment, the plaintiffs in the suit would approach the court again to ensure compliance with the court’s order. The Zamfara state justice commissioner explained that it was the duty of the AGF to direct the CBN governor to implement the court’s verdict on the naira notes.

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, have been given ...

[](https://nnn.ng/#:~:text=travel blogger outreach to hotel) [AGF](https://nnn.ng/tag/agf/) and [CBN](https://nnn.ng/tag/cbn/) Fail to Comply [Osun](https://nnn.ng/tag/osun/) State Governor Warns Against Bank Rejections The Arewa Consultative Forum has decried the Federal Government and the CBN’s disobedience to the judgment of the Supreme Court on the naira redesign policy, warning that such an act could snowball into anarchy in the country. He believes the rejection of the old notes by banks is already causing tension in the state and unacceptable. According to Aminu, it is the duty of the AGF to direct the CBN governor to implement the court’s verdict on the naira notes. [Nigeria](https://nnn.ng/tag/nigeria/) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, have been given a deadline of Tuesday to comply with the Supreme Court’s order on the naira redesign policy.