Forum CBN Finally Set To Introduce the N5000 Note
The Central Bank of Nigeria this evening announced that it will
introduce the N5, 000 note into the system, but contrary to speculations
that CBN planned to use Nigeria's late former president, Umar Musa
Yar'adua's face on the note, it has now been announced that the faces of
three late prominent Nigerian female activists will be used on the new
notes which will be launched next year!
The women are to cover the N5,000 Notes:
1. Margaret Ekpo: late politician and social mobilizer (1914 - 2006)
2. Hajia Gambo Sawaba: late politician and activist (1933 - 2001)
3. Funmilayo Kuti: lte politician and women's right activist (1900 -1978)
The Central Bank of Nigeria also has in its Plan to convert the N5, N10 and N20 notes to coins next year.
The women are to cover the N5,000 Notes:
1. Margaret Ekpo: late politician and social mobilizer (1914 - 2006)
2. Hajia Gambo Sawaba: late politician and activist (1933 - 2001)
3. Funmilayo Kuti: lte politician and women's right activist (1900 -1978)
The Central Bank of Nigeria also has in its Plan to convert the N5, N10 and N20 notes to coins next year.