
Nigeria to consider upcoming CBDC as ‘critical national infrastructure’
Nigeria began exploring and researching the CBDC, which it has dubbed the e-Naira, five years ago under Project GIANT.
Nigeria began exploring and researching the CBDC, which it has dubbed the e-Naira, five years ago under Project GIANT.
The central bank has been working on Project GIANT since 2017, conducting research on the opportunities and risks it poses to the Nigerian economy, which is the largest in Africa.