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CBN reduces over-the-counter withdrawals to N100k, N500k per week for individuals, companies

Emmanuel Abara Benson by Emmanuel Abara Benson
December 6, 2022
in Currencies, Financial Services, Markets, Spotlight
CBN reduces over-the-counter withdrawals to N100k, N500k per week for individuals, companies
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a new policy that mandates deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100, 000 and N500, 000, respectively, per week.

The revised cash withdrawal limits, contained in a circular issued today by the apex bank and seen by Nairametrics, will take effect nationwide on January 9, 2023.

After the policy takes effect, all cash withdrawals above the stated limits will attract processing fees of 5% and 10%, respectively.

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The new policy is coming barely weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari launched the newly redesigned N200, N500, and N1000 banknotes.

More details: In line with the new cash withdrawal limits, any third-party cheques above N50, 000 will not be processed over the counter by any bank. The CBN said the “extant limits of N10, 000, 000 on clearing cheques still subsist”.

  • Weekly withdrawals through automated teller machines (ATMs) will be reduced to N100, 000 per individual. Withdrawals through this channel will also be subject to an N20, 000 daily withdrawal limit. 
  • In the same vein, the daily withdrawal limit through a point of sale (POS) terminals is N20, 000.
  • Note that the new N500 and N1000 banknotes will not be withdrawn through ATMs, as only N200 and below will be made available through the channel. 

Some exceptions: The CBN said there is a provision for individuals and corporates to withdraw N5 million and N10 million, respectively, once a month. However, this is only for rare occasions and all parties intending to take advantage of this provision must provide compelling evidence of legitimate business purposes. 

  • “In compelling circumstances, not exceeding once a month, where cash withdrawal above the prescribed limits is required for legitimate purposes, such cash withdrawals shall not exceed N5, 000,000 and N10, 000, 000 for individuals and corporate organisations, respectively, and shall be subject to the referenced processing fees in (1) above, in addition to the enhanced due diligence and further information requirements.”

To qualify for this exception, individuals and corporate organisations must provide the following information:

  • Valid means of identification.
  • Bank verification number (BVN)
  • Notarised declaration by the customer stating the reason for the excess cash withdrawal.
  • Written approval by the Managing Directors for drawees withdrawing on behalf of companies.
  • The CEOs of banks must authorise such withdrawals in writing.

The motive: The CBN mentioned that the policy on revised cash withdrawal limits is in line with its cashless policy. Ultimately, the plan is to encourage more Nigerians to use alternative channels to carry out their banking transactions. Examples of such alternative channels are mobile banking, USSD, debit cards, POS, eNaira, etc.

  • The policy is also part of the apex bank’s plans to protect the newly redesigned banknotes and guard against their misuse, counterfeiting and hoarding.
  • This is especially important given the recent news that the money supply in the Nigerian economy jumped to an all-time high of N49 trillion in August.
  • Excess money supply in the economy encourages inflation. And Nigeria has been battling a high inflation rate which soared to 21.09% in October 2022. The CBN responded to that by increasing the benchmark interest rate (MPR) by 100 basis points to 16.5% during its last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting for the year.

The backstory: Recall that the newly redesigned N200, N500 and N1000 naira notes were launched on November 23rd, 2022, about one month after the CBN first announced the impending redesign.

The redesigned banknotes will, among other things, curtail excess cash outside of the banking system whilst combating inflation.

The deadline for phasing out the old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes is January 31, 2023.


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Emmanuel Abara Benson

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Emmanuel Abara Benson is an experienced business reporter and editor. He currently edits articles at Nairametrics. Reach him via email on Emmanuel.abara@nairametrics.com and follow him on Twitter @Mr_Abara for his personal opinions.

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Comments 4

  1. Eburo King says:
    December 6, 2022 at 7:45 pm

    Waoh! Is CBN working for or against the APC? In an election period like this, rolling out these utopian policies would definitely pitch the people against the ruling APC. The CBN governor has really overstayed in office.

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    • adeolu adegoke says:
      December 7, 2022 at 11:16 am

      Pls oo is this not furstrating… withdrawal on ATM machines and pos daily 20,000..so if we need cash urgently we will av to pass through all those requirements u listed…pls ooo this cashless of a thing can not work in Nigeria cos we all know our network fails all time…it will b better u leave it the way it was and change the currency u wish to change…not every can do that transfer of a thing…only if u want more scams in Nigeria u can go ahead…pls u pple should not make things more complicated for us…this country is hard already don’t put er at the end of the hard again abeg….

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  2. Worried Man says:
    December 6, 2022 at 8:58 pm

    Hmmm what type of obnoxious policy is this. Cashless when banks apps acts-up every second, internet is not steady…,this country is turning to something else….na waoh!

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    • Sam says:
      December 7, 2022 at 5:01 pm

      This policy is very good. It doesn’t stop anyone from conducting business it’s just that you have to use bank transfer. Only cash is limited and not money. This is what is done in other countries all over the world.
      It will save lots of money spent on printing money.
      It will also reduce the rate of kidnapping because kidnapping occur because people can pay ransom. if ransom cannot be paid easily, the rate will reduce.

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