CBN bows to public outcry over old naira notes ,extends deadline to 10th of February

After much hues and cries from Nigerians over old naira notes in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria has at last extended the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes by 10 days.

In a press statement Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor,says the new deadline is February 10, 2023.

Emefiele says it has the federal government’s permission to effect the extension, adding that so far, CBN has collected 1.