𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 e don tok say dem wan Change Nigerian money from 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 dat go 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 $𝟏 𝐔𝐒𝐃 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 rate equal to 𝐍𝟏.𝟐𝟓
Today nai I come received dis news in my WhatsApp and as I read am finished omen di thing sweet me for belle. So I come dey make some research about am. Nai make I bring am come here make deliberate am. Na like dis di matter go.
Na di new agenda and policy for di Naira. CBN come announced say for dem to do Health Economic debate, dey have to enlighten di General Public di thing dem want do on di November 2, 2023. And for dem to kick start di process, dey have to unveil di 4 point agenda as a package to di citizens. And di thing dem wan do na:
- Better Anchor Inflation Expectations,
- Strengthen Public Confidence in the Naira,
- Make for Easier Conversion to Other Major Currencies,
- The Reverse Tendency for Currency Substitution,
- Eliminate Higher Denomination notes with lower Purchasing Power,
- Reduce the cost of Production, Distribution, and Processing of Currency,
- Promote the usage of coins and thus a more Efficient Pricing and Payments System,
- Promote the Availability of Cleaner Notes,
- Deepen the Forex Market,
- Ensure More Effective Liquidity Management and Monetary Policy,
- position the Naira to become the ‘Reference currency’ in Africa.
These are the things to discuss in the economic submit. As it is said, and di discussion of the agenda were coin from other African countries which Ghana is also implementing it in their country now.
In the 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 new money will be use to replace the old money and di policy wey the CBN want to do be say, dem go remove 2 digits (zeros) from the old naira and create the new one so if you remove 2 zero from #1000 then you go know how much go remain and that is how dem want to do. And in the process of implementing this change the two currencies go coexist which will be called old naira and di new naira. Example:
50 kobo Half kobo
N 1 = 1 kobo coin
N 2 = 2 kobo coin
N 5 = 5 kobo coin
N 10 = 10 kobo coin
N 20 = 20 kobo coin
N 50 = 50 kobo coin or note***
N 100 = N 1 note
N 200 N 2 note**
N 500 = N 5 note
N 1000 = N 10 note
N 2000* = N 20 note
That is 2 zeros have been removed from each naira to create the new naira. And according to di CBN all the assets that connected to naira will be 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭ed. That's if the house was #5000 monthly as of the old naira it will be #50 from the new naira policy. And in the transition period prices of things will be stated clearly in both the old and the new naira. Example: if the goods are sold in #3000 in the old naira then it will be #30 in the new naira. And this change will start effect from January 2024. The old naira go stop after 5 months of implementation of the new naira currency.
Exchange rate: N to US$ will be like:
N125
Or N130
Or N100 to US$1.
N1.25 = US$1
Or N1.30 = US$1
Or N1 = US$1
Dis action discussion was taking by the CBN which was directed by the president Tinubu to reduce the suffering of the citizens.
How una see this matter we dey come up now?
Sources:
CBN
https://www.cbn.gov.ng/FAQS/FAQ.asp?Category=Nairahttps://thenationonlineng.net/naira-currency-redenomination-still-outweighs-redesigning/