Nigeria: eNaira records 694,000 downloads, 95 days after its launch
eNaira, the digital currency issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has had 694,000 downloads in the 95 days since it was launched.
eNaira, the digital currency issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has had 694,000 downloads in the 95 days since it was launched.
Recent reports of a new coronavirus strain named "Omicron" have coursed through global markets, amid a continuous increase in Covid-19 cases in Europe. First discovered in South Africa, cases have since been recorded in Belgium, Botswana, Israel, and Hong Kong, Nigeria, among others. In a recent report, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) identified the presence of the new variant in three travelers from South Africa. These new developments are reminiscent of the Delta variant, which was first identified in India in Dec-2020.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday launched the eNaira, the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC), becoming the first African nation to introduce an official digital currency.
The website of the much-anticipated digital currency of the Central Bank of Nigeria, eNaira, has come up live on the internet.