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CBN pivots Nigeria toward regulated digital asset market

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CBN pivots Nigeria toward regulated digital asset market

04 Aug, 2026

Central Bank of Nigeria is set to play a central role in a new regulatory framework aimed at bringing the country’s fast-growing cryptocurrency and virtual asset market under coordinated oversight, marking a shift from years of uncertainty toward structured supervision. The move follows the Federal Government’s introduction of the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, which established a framework to harmonise oversight of digital assets and improve coordination among financial, revenue and capital market regulators.........................….......READ MORE