Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari will launch the new naira notes tomorrow (23rd of November 2022).
This is well ahead of the earlier scheduled date of 15th December 2022.
Mr Emefiele also insisted that there is no going back on the 31st January 2023 deadline of ensuring all old currencies lose their legal tender status. Mr Emefiele also said he is relying on their law to push this policy forward.
He also thanked President Buhari for his support over the last seven-and-a-half years and singled out the President’s support for the new naira policy which he has backed twice in comments to the media.