NAIJA NEWS
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is expected to release more new naira notes into circulation through the banks today (Monday).
Recall that about N500 billion of the new notes have been injected into circulation since December 15, last year but the apex bank plan to pump more cash, close to N1 trillion, into circulation.
Speaking to The Nation on Sunday, a CBN board member, who pleaded for anonymity, said: “The CBN will do the needful to ensure that innocent Nigerians’ pains are eliminated. To this end, more new naira notes will be allocated to the banks from Monday for disbursing to the public.”
He assured that “the mint has adequate capacity to print the required volume of new naira notes.”
“The volume printed must be related to what the CBN adjudges to be optimal for the economy.
“What this means is that the CBN is being careful not to flood the system with naira notes thus creating another currency control problem for it with attendant inflationary pressures,” the source said.
Supreme Court And Council Of State
Speaking further, the CBN board member noted that the bank will obey the Supreme Court’s decision to pull the brake on enforcing a deadline for depositing old Naira notes until February 15, when the court is expected to make a decision.
