Nigeria old Naira note use is extended till December, 2023. as Supreme Court gives her validity of the naira notes till December 2023.

The Nigeria Naira redesign policy by the central Bank of Nigeria was faulted by the Supreme Court. It was noted by the Supreme Court, that the naira notes swap implementation invalid and an affront to the 1999 Constitution.

Justice Emmanuel Agim, who read the lead judgment, held that the preliminary objections by the defendants (the Attorney General of the Federation, Bayelsa and Edo states) are dismissed as the court has the jurisdiction to entertain the suit.

Citing Section 23(2)1 of the constitution, the court held that the dispute between the FederaL Government and states must involve law or facts.

The apex court further held that President Muhammadu Buhari in his broadcast admitted that the policy is flawed with a lot of challenges. The court said the policy has led to some people engaging in trade by barter in this modern age in a bid to survive. The court added that the President’s disobedience of the February 8 order, is a sign of dictatorship.

The Supreme Court judgment comes three weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari declared that old 500 and 1000 naira notes have ceased to be legal tenders in Nigeria.

Buhari, however, ordered the CBN to allow the old 200 naira notes and redesigned 200, 500 and 1000 naira notes to coexist.

The president said only the 200 old naira notes will continue to be legal tender till Monday, April 10.

CBN earlier announced that all naira notes will cease to be legal tender from Friday, February 2023.

Kogi, Kaduna, and Zamfara state governments sued the Federal Government at the Supreme Court and called for a nullification of the CB deadline. More than 10 states have joined the suit.