The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has written that old N200, N500, N1,000 notes will remain legal tender until December 31, 2023.
The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, announced this in a statement on Monday 13th March, 2023 which the CBN official Twitter handle had it.
AbdulMumin stated that the CBN took the decision based on the Supreme Court’s ruling of March 3, 2022.
Accordingly, the CBN met with the Bankers’ Committee and has directed that the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes remain legal tender alongside the redesigned banknotes till December 31, 2023.
Consequently, all concerned are directed to conform accordingly,” the statement read in part.
The confirmation of the continuous use of the old note was captured on the official Twitter handle of Central Bank of Nigeria as shown below.
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