A coalition of over 73 civil society organisations in Northern Nigeria under the auspices of Concerned Northern Forum (CNF), has opined that the move, as announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, to redesign and print new currency…
By Idris Bakare Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Muhammadu Sanusi II said he has been informed that the redesigned Naira notes will retain the Arabic sign on the current notes. Sanusi, a former Emir of Kano,…
The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, On Tuesday before the business community reiterated his desire to totally eliminate fuel subsidy regime if he is elected in the February 2023 election. This is just as the…
Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress presidential candidate, has said redesigning the naira would not reduce insecurity in the country. Sowore said kidnappers would start demanding ransom in foreign currencies with the new policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
Following the proposed move by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to redesign Naira notes, the Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has warned that it will set the country backwards. According to Giwa,…
By Idris Bakare Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has urged financial managers to take proactive steps against rise in cybercrime in the country. Emefiele made the call at the second national risk management conference in…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it followed due process in its decision to redesign some denominations of the naira, adding that the exercise was 12 years overdue. The apex bank made this known via its verified twitter account…
By Adenike Agunsoye The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry under the leadership of Dr. Chinyere Almona has said that proposing a sudden withdrawal of notes for replacement with redesigned notes is of no economic benefit to the country. She…
By Matthew Denis Abuja Barly two days after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced planned redesign of the naira the minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmad, has rejected the idea, warning that it will have a…
By Idris Bakare The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently took its ongoing sensitisation campaign on its digital currency -eNaira- to students and community of University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos. The exercise saw officials of the apex bank’s eNaira team…
