Naira redesign: CBN insists on Jan 31 deadline

The Central Bank of Nigeria has again said that the January 31 deadline for the change of the old 200, 500 and 1,000 naira notes remains unchecked, aso Naija reports.

This is as calls from various quarters have poured in pleading and demanding with the apex bank to shift grounds and extend the deadline in order to allow Nigerians more time to return their old notes to deposit money banks, better known as commercial banks.

But refusing to yield to plea,  the apex bank, via its verified Twitter page, insisted on Saturday evening that the January 31, 2023 deadline remains.

Reposting a video of the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from the just concluded Monetary Policy Committee meeting, the apex bank said, “Deadline for the return of old series of 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes remains January 31 2023.”