From Victor Osula, Abuja
Mr Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governor
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has extended the deadline for the swap of old Naira notes to the new ones from January 32 to February 10, 2023.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Daura, Katsina State, gave the approved for 10-day extension of the deadline.
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), confirmed this development to newsmen in Daura, the Katsina State capital on Sunday, adding that Nigerians, who were yet to change their Naira notes from the old to new ones, ”now have an opportunity to do so”.
Emefiele cautioned that people must utilise the opportunity because the deadline would not be extended again.
The redesigned Naira notes, comprising N200, N500 and N1,000, became legal tender on December 15, 2022, after they were unveiled by Buhari on
