President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the new naira notes at Aso Rock on Wednesday morning.
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had announced the unveiling at the Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the bank on Tuesday.
Details of the new Naira notes Read more
The N1000 Naira notes
The 1000 Naira banknote is the highest-value paper money note in Nigeria. On the obverse side of the N1000 bill are the portraits of Mallam Alijy Mai-Bornu and Dr Clement Nyong Isong.
Both men are governors: the former of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the latter of Cross River State, South Nigeria.
The N500 Naira notes
The five hundred Naira Nigerian note is a denomination of Nigerian currency. It was introduced in April 2001, and it was the highest currency in Nigeria when it was introduced.
The obverse of the note features a portrait of Nnamdi Azikiwe. The reverse features an off-shore oil rig
The N200 Naira notes
No changes were made also to the image on the N200 notes, which features Ahmadu Ibrahim Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, Northern Nigeria’s Premier.
Below are pictures of the redesigned N200, N500 and N1000 notes.
Reactions to new naira notes:Β Nigerians have started reacting to the first look at the new naira notes.
Just checking to be sureβ¦ our βnewly redesignedβ #Naira notes are π« π« π« pic.twitter.com/7k39lExe2Y
β Emmanuel Eguono π (@ElRomena) November 23, 2022
This new naira notes cun be like sey them add Snapchat filter to the old onesππ#FIFAWorldCup #Naira pic.twitter.com/IN1TnuyUvL
β Adam Bello (@Theadambello) November 23, 2022
Nigeria’s past has always been better than the present π this proved it again#Naira pic.twitter.com/OX1surr3oE
β Teamy_Xπ (@teamy_x) November 23, 2022
New Naira notes coming to a house near you! pic.twitter.com/Z30xPK3NHe
β Bayo Omoboriowo (@BayoOmoboriowo) November 23, 2022
Before washing my jeans and After washing my jeans #Naira pic.twitter.com/dFM67i7oez
— JIKAN GALADIMA π (@Carsim_ib) November 23, 2022
Snapchat filter, waste of time and resources, so a whole CBN cannot employ experts to redesign the #Naira notes…
This is a revamp not a redesign. pic.twitter.com/BBZRBGWEen— Seun'Bamidele | Marketing Expert (@itsojbams) November 23, 2022
Nigerians after seeing the new Naira notes #Naira pic.twitter.com/vfDrpTQ2iS
— Wale Adeniyi (@Opeedo) November 23, 2022
They just reduce the exposure add small contrast, saturation and vibrancy.. lastly the WARMTH is little high New Naira chaii. πππ€#Naira pic.twitter.com/vXUthEGvrb
— ππ π¦π£ βπ£π¦π€π π (@Zayyad_a_yaxeed) November 23, 2022
Nobody:
Cbn showing their tie and dye skills on naira notes#Naira pic.twitter.com/4RJPd0TnxL
— AWAL THEFIRST π (@Awal_Thefirst) November 23, 2022
Una con dey exchange colour π you put 2H colour for 5H
Ori yin ti buruπ pic.twitter.com/G5EgCIAdDL
— zaheerπ (@ayoola56) November 23, 2022
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