The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked the rumour that it is planning to re-denominate or restructure the Naira notes in 2024.
The apex bank made the clarification on Tuesday through a statement by its Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, and shared on its X handle.
It also urged Nigerians to disregard the circulating text message suggesting that the Bank plans to re-denominate the country’s legal tender next year, noting that the contents of the message are misleading.
The statement read in part: “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 re-denominate the Naira.”
The CBN, however, added that while the bank may be considering reforms, “such are subject to laid down procedures in line with the provisions of the CBN Act, 2007.
“The public is hereby advised to ignore the news report, as it is speculative and calculated to cause panic in the polity,” AbdulMumin added.