We don't have plans to redenominate Naira --- CBN

We don’t have plans to redenominate Naira — CBN

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We don’t have plans to redenominate Naira — CBN

By Eyo Nsima

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has disclosed that it does not have plans to redenominate the Naira.

Reacting to several text messages in circulation that CBN planned to redenominate the currency from January, next year, the Director, Corporate Communications, Dr. Isa Abdulmumin, stated in a statement that, “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to the wide circulation of a text message suggesting that the Bank plans to redenominate the country’s legal tender, the Naira, with effect from January 2024.

“We are concerned that this narrative, which we had refuted before now, appears to be gaining traction with several debates on the implication of such a policy for the Nigerian economy.

“We wish to reiterate that the contents of the message are misleading. The authors of the message, in their mischief, modified text eked from an old policy move by a previous CBN Governor in 2007 to make it appear recent.

“For the avoidance of doubt, there is currently no plan by the Bank to restructure and redenominate the naira. Whilst the Bank may be considering reforms, such are subject to laid down procedures in line with the provisions of the CBN Act, 2007.”

He added: “The public is hereby advised to ignore the news report, as it is speculative and calculated to cause panic in the polity.”

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