{"id":300150,"date":"2023-12-08T15:31:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=300150"},"modified":"2023-12-08T15:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:31:06","slug":"cbn-warns-nigerians-on-circulation-of-counterfeit-naira-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/08\/cbn-warns-nigerians-on-circulation-of-counterfeit-naira-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"CBN warns Nigerians on circulation of counterfeit Naira notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>All Deposit Money Banks, Financial Houses and Bureau de Change and the general public are enjoined to be more vigilant and take all necessary precautionary measures to curtail the acceptance and distribution of counterfeit notes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Friday alerted banks and Nigerians to beware of counterfeit bank notes, especially higher denominations now spent in food markets and 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