{"id":13559,"date":"2022-10-26T18:51:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=13559"},"modified":"2022-10-26T18:59:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:59:15","slug":"central-bank-of-nigeria-to-redesign-n100-n200-n500-and-n1000-notes-cbn-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=13559","title":{"rendered":"Central Bank Of Nigeria Redesigns N100, N200, N500, and N1,000 Notes &#8211; CBN Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Central Bank Of Nigeria\u00a0 Redesigns no<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">N100, N200, N500, and N1,000 Notes &#8211; CBN Governor<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zainab Tanimu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Nigeria has redesigned its N100, N200, N500, and N1,000 currency Notes.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele made this disclosure in a press conference held today in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Arrangements he said have been made for the new currency to begin to circulate from December 15, 2022.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The new and existing currencies shall remain legal tender and circulate together until January 31, 2023 when the existing currencies shall seize to be legal tender. He said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Read text:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">PRESS REMARKS BY GOVERNOR GODWIN EMEFIELE ON ISSUANCE OF NEW NAIRA BANKNOTES<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome to this special press briefing of the Bank.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">We have called this gathering to inform relevant stakeholders and the general public of persisting concerns we are facing with the management of our current series of banknotes, and currency in circulation, particularly those outside the banking system in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">As you all may be aware, currency management is a key function of the Central Bank of Nigeria, as enshrined<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">in Section 2 (b) of the CBN Act 2007. Indeed, the integrity of a local legal tender, the efficiency of its supply, as well as its efficacy in the conduct of monetary policy are some of the hallmarks of a great Central Bank.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In recent times, however, currency management has faced several daunting challenges that have continued to<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">grow in scale and sophistication with attendant and unintended consequences for the integrity of both the CBN<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">and the country. These challenges primarily include:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u25aa Significant hoarding of banknotes by members of the public, with statistics showing that over 80 percent of currency in circulation are outside the vaults of commercial banks;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u25aa Worsening shortage of clean and fit banknotes with attendant negative perception of the CBN and increased risk to financial stability;\u25aa Increasing ease and risk of counterfeiting evidenced by several security reports.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Indeed, recent development in photographic technology and advancements in printing devices have<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">made counterfeiting relatively easier. In recent years, the CBN has recorded significantly higher rates of counterfeiting especially at the higher denominations of N500 and N1,000 banknotes.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Although global best practice is for central banks to redesign, produce and circulate new local legal tender<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">every 5\u20138 years, the Naira has not been redesigned in the last 20 years.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">On the basis of these trends, problems, and facts, and in line with Sections 19, Subsections a and b of the CBN Act 2007, the Management of the CBN sought and obtained the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari to<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">redesign, produce, and circulate new series of banknotes at N100, N200, N500, and N1,000 levels.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In line with this approval, we have finalized arrangements for the new currency to begin circulation<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">from December 15, 2022. The new and existing currencies shall remain legal tender and circulate together until January 31, 2023 when the existing currencies shall seize to be legal tender.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Accordingly, all Deposit Money Banks currently holding the existing denominations of the currency may<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">begin returning these notes back to the CBN effective immediately. The newly designed currency will be released to the banks in the order of First-come-Firstserve basis.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Customers of banks are enjoined to begin paying into their bank accounts the existing currency to enable them<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">withdraw the new banknotes once circulation begins in mid-December 2022. All banks are therefore expected to keep open, their currency processing centers from Monday to Saturday so as to accommodate all cash that will be returned by their customers.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">For the purpose of this transition from existing to new notes, bank charges for cash deposits are hereby suspended with immediate effect. Therefore, DMBs are to note that no bank customer shall bear any charges for cash returned\/paid into their accounts.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Members of the public are to please note that the present notes remain legal tender and should not be rejected as a means of exchange for purchase of goods and services.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">We would like to use this opportunity to reassure the general public that the CBN would continue to monitor both the financial system in particular, and the economy in general, and always act in good faith for the achievement of the Bank\u2019s objectives and the betterment of the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I thank you for listening.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Godwin Emefelie<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Governor<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Bank Of Nigeria\u00a0 Redesigns no N100, N200, N500, and N1,000 Notes &#8211; CBN Governor Zainab Tanimu Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria Nigeria has redesigned its N100, N200, N500, and N1,000 currency Notes. The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele made this disclosure in a press conference held today in Abuja. 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