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CBN Warns Against Rejection of Old and Lower US Dollar Bills

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday has warned both the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Bureau De Changes and other forex dealers against rejecting old and lower US dollar denominations.

In a circular dated April 9th, 2021 and signed by Ahmed B. Umar, Director, Currency Operations Department, CBN, the apex bank said it has received several complaints from members of the public on the rejection of old and low denominations of US Dollar bills by authorised forex dealers operating in the country.

The CBN, therefore, mandated all DMBs/authorised forex dealers to accept both old series and lower denominations of United States Dollars (USD) that are legal tender for deposit from their customers.

The leading bank added that it will not hesitate to sanction any DMB or other authorised dealers who refuse to accept old series and lower denominations of US dollar bills from their customers.

Also, the apex bank warned all authorised dealers to desist from defacing and stamping US Dollar Banknotes as such notes always fail authentication test during processing and sorting.

Samed Olukoya

Is the CEO and Founder of Investors King Limited. He is a seasoned foreign exchange research analyst and a published author on Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, Nasdaq, Entrepreneur.com, Investorplace, and other prominent platforms. With over two decades of experience in global financial markets, Olukoya is well-recognized in the industry.

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