₦airaland Forum

• The claim that the CBN has unveiled a new ₦5000 note with the image of President Bola Tinubu has been fact-checked

• Several social media users claimed that the new note would be released later in 2025 and the first sample was released in January

• However, fact-checking revealed that the image being shared on social media was generated by Grok, an AI tool embedded in the social media platform X

There have been claims on social media that the Central Bank of Nigeria has unveiled the first sample of a single ₦5000 note and the image the new note carries is President Bola Tinubu.

Africa Check, an international fact-checking organisation, traced a social media post dated January 26, 2025.

The Facebook post reads in part:

“The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled the first sample of the ₦5000 note, which will soon be distributed to banks. The note features a portrait of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to the CBN Governor, this decision honours Tinubu for his commendable contributions during his presidency.”

Recall that in 2012, the apex bank announced plans to introduce the ₦5000 note to Nigerians. However, the CBN backtracked these moves in 2022. Over the years, the elites have been calling on the government to introduce the ₦5000 notes.

AI-generated ₦5000 notes on social media

The claim about the new ₦5000 has been made on several other Facebook pages but Africa Check has confirmed that the ₦5000 image in circulation was an AI-generated image.

Recall that the CBN initiated the move to redesign Nigeria's currency in 2022. The development led to a temporary shortage of the new notes over ineffective distribution.

However, the claim that the apex bank plans to create a new ₦5000 notes in 2025 has not been reported by any credible media. Such news would have made the headlines if the report was genuine.

Source of fake ₦5000 note online

The social media users who shared the questionable ₦5000 notes tried to crop out the “Grok” watermark on the image. The watermark was an indication that the ₦5000 note being shared on Facebook was generated by Grok, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) embedded in the microblog, X.

The Grok uses complex computer algorithms to perform tasks that can be carried out by humans. It answers questions and writes codes.

Over time, many people on social media have used AI tools to spread misinformation. Such claims have been fact-checked and debunked by several recognised fact-checking organisations.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1639525-did-cbn-unveil-n5000-note-tinubus-image-fact-emerges/

I want to smoke whatever CBN is smoking?

It can only be from the opposition from hell that we have in Nigeria

Dey fact check there till u go see the note.

With APC nothing is impossible

CBN should replace TINUBU picture with the man on #500 notes immediately according to majority of Nigerians.

yarimo:
CBN should replace TINUBU picture with the man on #500 notes immediately according to majority of Nigerians.

How can you replace what is not there with what is there?

That will never happen

There's no need for a #5000 note

yarimo:
CBN should replace TINUBU picture with the man on #500 notes immediately according to majority of Nigerians.

Read what you wrote again. Lol

The Creation of 5000 naira notes will further causes am additional 50percent of inflation, hardship and our 100 , 200 and 500 will gradually become useless and follows the path of 10, 20 and 50 into oblivion

helinues:
It can only be from the opposition from hell that we have in Nigeria

Bunch of failed souls supporting a failed, evil and clueless government.

If I Carry 4 of that note enter bet9ja and them chop me I fit no sleep for 2 months 🤧🤧

Continue fact checking. These guys are only Testing the Waters, they want to see the reactions from Nigerians before releasing it. Remember how they tested the waters with rumors of Muslim/Muslim tickets and we doubted it until it came to pass.?

With Tinubu and APC, nothing is impossible

This shouldn’t be a priority, but it won’t be the worst thing, after all we know who president Tinubu is and his achievements. We don’t know most of the people on naira notes and what they did to deserve to be there.

What you put down is a lie.
President Tinubu is the best performing president ever. All previous presidents met surplus but put Nigeria into deficits. But he met deficit and put Nigeria into surplus within 1 year. Only genius can do that.
When president Tinubu got in office it was $3 billion in foreign account but it’s now $40 billion.

RisenObinna:
Bunch of failed souls supporting a failed, evil and clueless government.

helinues:
It can only be from the opposition from hell that we have in Nigeria

We should call it what it is, Obidients are going to cause mayhem like this with AI moving forwards and I suggest the government starts a hefty crackdown to serve as a deterrent.

Tomorrow headline: CBN strongly denies claim by opposition party of new #5000 note with president Tinubu face on it



3 Weeks later: CBN to unveil the new symbolic #5000 note to symbolise the milestone of President Tinubu in taking Nigeria to greater heights and compete with international money system

Na wa ooooo. This man has no single shame.

Greenlandz:
The Creation of 5000 naira notes will further causes am additional 50percent of inflation, hardship and our 100 , 200 and 500 will gradually become useless and follows the path of 10, 20 and 50 into oblivion

Do you have any economic theory to back this claim that higher domination cause inflation... Or it's just "trust me" Theory

Truthcat:
What you put down is a lie.
President Tinubu is the best performing president ever. All previous presidents met surplus but put Nigeria into deficits. But he met deficit and put Nigeria into surplus within 1 year. Only genius can do that.
When president Tinubu got in office it was $3 billion in foreign account but it’s now $40 billion.

You can go ahead an tell that your brothers queuing up to beg for bread in Lagos...

Tell them that Tinubu is doing well.

A dunce, wouldn't want to engage you with stats as it would be hard for you to understand.

This is likely true.
Trust APC at your own peril

Oga fact checker, I hope ure not among those fact-checkers that USAID has been using to topple democratic regimes in Africa? Fact check yasef fess o, ona moni don cut!

aswani:
We should call it what it is, Obidients are going to cause mayhem like this with AI moving forwards and I suggest the government starts a hefty crackdown to serve as a deterrent.

You should have kept shut for awhile.

But I will show you this message again when it is unveiled

ZombieDredd:
You should have kept shut for awhile.

But I will show you this message again when it is unveiled

You will be wasting your time, even if I see it, I'll move on with my life knowing Obidients are still going to cause mayhem with AI.

The person who used their productive time to fact check the #5000 note should be given a job as a matter of urgency.

That level of joblessness should be discouraged by all and sundry. The people who can believe this are not on social media, obviously.

It is a level lower than those who sit at junctions to hail passersby and smoke Indian hemp.

Natbrowny:
I want to smoke whatever CBN is smoking?

Truthcat:
What you put down is a lie.
President Tinubu is the best performing president ever. All previous presidents met surplus but put Nigeria into deficits. But he met deficit and put Nigeria into surplus within 1 year. Only genius can do that.
When president Tinubu got in office it was $3 billion in foreign account but it’s now $40 billion.

are u being sarcastic or u are serious ?

cos am confused, i won't lie.

Truthcat:
What you put down is a lie.
President Tinubu is the best performing president ever. All previous presidents met surplus but put Nigeria into deficits. But he met deficit and put Nigeria into surplus within 1 year. Only genius can do that.
When president Tinubu got in office it was $3 billion in foreign account but it’s now $40 billion.

Something is obviously wrong somewhere. Perhaps, some nuts are not intact