The Apex bank says it is concerned that this narrative, which it had refuted before now, appears to be gaining traction with several debates on the implication of such a policy for the Nigerian economy.

It further reiterate that the contents of the message are misleading noting that, the authors of the message, in their mischief, modified text eked from an old policy move by a previous CBN Governor in 2007 to make it appear recent.

For the avoidance of doubt,  the Apex bank noted that there is currently no plan by the Bank to restructure and redenominate the naira.

It however, urged the public to ignore the news report, as it is speculative and calculated to cause panic in the polity.

While the bank may be considering reforms, AbdulMumin said such are subject to laid down procedures in line with the provisions of the CBN Act, 2007.

In 2022, the apex bank redesigned the N200, N500 and N1000 notes.