She said Nigeria remains highly vulnerable to disruptions in global markets because the bulk of its foreign exchange earnings still comes from crude oil exports.
“The suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations,” the statement said.
The CBN had said the apex court’s ruling did not state a definite date for the old N200, N500, and N1,000 naira notes to cease to be legal tender.
Some Deposit Money Bank officials also claimed that the DMBs were not getting an adequate supply of cash from the CBN.
The scarcity, taking its toll on the buyers and sellers in the state, is coming barely a month before Christmas.
The naira on Tuesday appreciated against the dollar as it exchanged at N745.19 at the Investors and Exporters window.
Mr Yakusak said that increasing the country’s export capacity necessitated the NEPC to organise the conference on non-oil exports.
The open indicative rate closed at N774.74 to the dollar on Thursday.
The naira gained by 2.23 per cent compared with N774.78 which it exchanged for the dollar on Monday.
A spot exchange rate of N845 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N791.42.
