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CLAIM: An X user asserts that Charles Soludo removed Arabic inscriptions on banknotes in Nigeria when he was the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
FINDINGS: A review of multiple media reports shows that the Nigerian government removed the Arabic [Ajami-derived] phrases on the lower domination of the bank notes in February 2007, citing a move to deepen national unity. Additionally, a check on the official website of the nation’s apex bank reveals that Soludo was the governor of the CBN in Nigeria at the time the shift was made.
VERDICT: CORRECT
SOURCES: TheCable, New Yorker and CBN.
DATE: 7/11/2025
FACTCHECK AUTHOR: Mohammed Taoheed
EDITORS: Opeyemi Kehinde & Simbiat Bakare
