Leading pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc., has announced it will open its branches on Saturdays to enable customers to deposit their existing Naira notes pending the circulation of the new notes in December 2022.
UBA disclosed this in a circular which reads; “On 26th October 2022, CBN announced the introduction of new Naira notes, which will come into circulation on December 15th 2022, whilst existing Naira notes will remain legal tender until January 2023.”
“Start depositing your existing Naira notes into a UBA branch closest to you.”
“Don’t panic, we are adjusting our branch opening hours for your convenience. We will open Saturday (Cash deposit only) from 10am to 2pm.”
“Zero charges will apply for all cash deposits. Have your debit card handy for payments on POS terminals.”
“If you do not have a digital channel, please download the New UBA Mobile app from your App Store or access one of our other channels – Leo, Internet Banking, *919 for your.”
“Remember, present notes can still be used for the purchase of goods and services until the cut-off date in January.”
Recall that Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced the redesign of naira notes on Wednesday, October 26th, 2022. The apex bank stated that the new notes will come into circulation on December 15.
