A calendar of events has been released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to mark the first anniversary of the introduction of the “eNaira,” Africa’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which was formally introduced on Monday, October 25, 2021, at the State House in Aso Villa.
Osita Nwanisobi, the bank’s head of corporate communications, said in a statement that the introduction of the eNaira has established Nigeria as one of the forerunners in the deployment of a CBDC into live production.
The IMF, the World Bank, other Central Banks, and the CBDC community, according to the statement, have all continued to show interest in this.
The CBN will hold a one-day workshop with the theme “Leveraging Innovation for Inclusive Growth and Development: The eNaira Advantage” on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos as part of the events planned to commemorate the first anniversary of the eNaira, according to the statement.
The workshop’s goals include reviewing the eNaira implementation process a year after it began, encouraging greater eNaira adoption through public outreach, and facilitating a worldwide policy conversation on CBDC to encourage peer learning and benchmarking.
The governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, will serve as the event’s host, and the ministers of communication and digital economy as well as humanitarian affairs will serve as speakers.
The governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, will serve as the event’s host, and the ministers of communication and digital economy as well as humanitarian affairs will serve as speakers.
The heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), members of the Bankers’ Committee, academics, financial services and telecommunications regulators, businesspeople, agents, cooperative groups, technical experts, and representatives from the entertainment industry are among the other prominent attendees at the event.
The event will also include a panel discussion on “eNaira Adoption for Economic Growth” and a policy round-table discussion on “Effective Collaboration for National Development (Infrastructure, Interoperability, Regulation)”.
As a result, the CBN urged Nigerians to take part in the celebration, which will be broadcast live on the bank’s and the eNaira’s social media channels. Additionally, it advised people to register for the course at www.enaira365days.com by going to the website.
