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CBN to redesign bank notes


CBN to change bank notes

Shared by Marcelinus Golu Isaiah

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said it will redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes. 

CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this during a special press briefing in Abuja.

He said the bank had obtained approval from President Mohammadu Buhari to redesign N200, N500, N1000 notes, adding that the new notes will come into effect by December 15.

Emefiele said: “Bank charges for cash deposit are suspended with immediate effect.”

He further disclosed that over 80 per cent of the total cash in circulation was outside the banking system.

“N2.73 trillion out of N3.23 trn exists outside the commercial bank,” he added.

He said the decision would impact the value of the naira.

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