The Central Bank of Nigeria has begun moves aimed at ensuring that banks in the country keep to the January 31 deadline for the circulation of old notes throughout the country.
In keeping with the directives, the apex bank branch in Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday dispatched a team of its personnel to various commercial banks in the Uyo metropolis to monitor compliance across the state.
Reports infoms that while two of the CBN teams visited various banking locations in different streets in the state, the third team visited some markets to sensitise market women on the CBN policies.
The banks visited include the First Bank of Nigeria, Zenith Bank, Access Bank, Fidelity Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, United Bank for Africa, and Union Bank of Nigeria, all located at banking layout, Udo Udoma avenue.
Others visited include Unity Bank, Access Bank, the FBN, Ecobank and Wema Bank all located on the Aka Road, Uyo, the state capital.
Another group visited Sterling Bank, Zenith Bank, the FBN, the UBN, the UBA, Globus Bank, SUNTRUST bank, Keystone Bank, Access Bank, Polaris Bank, the GTB, First City Monument Bank, and Fidelity Bank, all on Abak road.
