CBN postpones eNaira launch, gives reason

<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The Central Bank of Nigeria &lpar;CBN&rpar; has postponed the launch of its Central Bank Digital Currency &lpar;CBDC&rpar;&comma; also known as eNaira originally planned to be launched on October 1&comma; Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s independence day&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11710" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;images-2&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"480" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">This was made known to the public on Thursday&comma; September 30th&comma; in a statement titled&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;CBN defers eNaira launch to mark Independence Anniversary” by the CBN spokesman&comma; Osita Nwanisobi&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Given reason for the postponement of the launch&comma; Osita explained that the CBN decided to postpone the launch&comma; due to Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s independence celebration&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The statement reads in part&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Ahead of the anticipated launch of Nigeria’s Central Bank Digital Currency&comma; known as eNaira&comma; the Spokesman of the Central bank of Nigeria&comma; Mr&period; Osita Nwanisobi&comma; says the planned unveiling on October 1&comma; 2021 has now been deferred due to other key activities lined up to commemorate the country’s 61st Independence Anniversary&period;”<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;