Banking

Banks begin payment of old N500, N1,000 notes

Following the Supreme Court judgment, which extended the validity of the Central Bank of Nigeria currency redesign policy to December 31, some banks across the country have started paying out the old N500 and N1,000 notes to customers. Guaranty Trust Bank, Polaris Bank and some other banks were on Monday confirmed to be dispensing the old notes in Abuja and Kano. A banker who spoke with Daily…
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Banks accept old banknotes after the deadline - Emefiele.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, told the House of Representatives on Tuesday that commercial banks in Nigeria will still accept old naira notes from customers after the deadline of February 10. Emefiele stated this while appearing before the ad…