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Nigeria’s eNaira Wallet Use, Transactions Climb Amid Cash Shortages: Bloomberg

Nigeria has been struggling with a crippling cash shortage since the central bank started replacing old naira notes with new ones late last year. Currency in circulation has slumped to about 1 trillion naira from 3.2 trillion naira in September, Emefiele said, according to Bloomberg. The shortage of notes has

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Nigeria Picks Bola Tinubu as New President Amid Protests Over Cash Shortages, Low eNaira Adoption

The Central Bank of Nigeria, under Buhari’s administration, issued a digital naira in October 2021 to encourage electronic payments and rival the adoption of private cryptocurrencies in the country. Nigeria’s tech-savvy, young population made the nation one of the fastest crypto adopters in the world, despite attempts by the government

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Moody’s Says Forex Shortages May Force Nigerian Central Bank to Delay Repaying Local Banks – Africa Bitcoin News

The persistent scarcity of foreign exchange may force the Nigerian central bank to delay repaying the $10.4 billion owed to local banks, analysts at Moody’s Investors Service have concluded. The central bank’s failure to pay its debts on time will likely force the affected financial institutions to similarly delay paying

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