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CBN denies introducing N5,000 note featuring Tinubu, says it is fake

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described as fake, the N5,000 banknote featuring President Bola Tinubu, which is currently in circulation.

The apex bank said, the image, which has gone viral on social media, was shared by users alleging that the CBN had released a sample of a N5,000 note featuring President Bola Tinubu.

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Reactions began to trail the new naira note on social media with ferocious debate as to the authenticity of the banknote.

Some social media users who are familiar with how the CBN usually introduce new naira notes disagreed and concluded that the purported banknote is fake.

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While debunking the report, the CBN post on its official X handle said: “This content is fake. Let the public be guided.

Similar banknotes of N5,000 and N10,000 surfaced in 2025, which the CBN also denied.

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