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Legal tender

November 15, 2023

Old naira notes still legal tender, have endless status: CBN

Mr AbdulMumin said that the old notes’ legal status was ad infinitum.

Old naira notes and CBN gov Yemi Cardoso
March 8, 2023

Banks issue old naira notes to customers in FCT

Another customer, Eugenia Atah, said that although she collected the old notes from her bank, traders were rejecting the notes.

Old Naira Notes
February 14, 2023

Old naira notes no longer legal tender, CBN warns Nigerians, banks

The CBN has refused to heed the Supreme Court ruling.

Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele and New Naira notes used to illustrate the story
December 21, 2022

We’re not accepting new naira notes because it’s light, not fully in circulation: Traders

The newly-redesigned N1,000, N500 and N200 bills became legal tender on December 15.

New Naira notes
April 28, 2022

Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal tender

The internet is needed to use any cryptocurrency but in 2019, just four per cent of people in CAR had access to the web.

CAR president, Bitcoin

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