A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has fixed ten fresh hearing dates to conclude the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele, who is facing charges related to the naira redesign, filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The trial judge, Justice Maryann Anenih, set the dates on Wednesday following an agreement between counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), and Emefiele’s lawyer, Olalekan Ojo (SAN). Justice Anenih urged counsel on both sides to adhere strictly to the schedule, assuring them that the court would make adequate arrangements to accommodate the trial. At Wednesday’s resumed hearing, EFCC witness, Emere Chinedu, an operative of the commission, testified that the Presidency under the late former President Muhammadu Buhari approved the redesign of the naira notes. He added, however, that the approval came with a proviso: the printing of the redesigned naira notes should be done locally, contrary to allegations that the notes were printed abroad under Emefiele’s watch.