CBN's $800m Cash Transfer Proposal: Another eNaira Masterstroke in Financial Inclusion, by Abdulrahman Abdulraheem   In my article titled, "eNaira: Simplifying Financial Inclusion for the Downtrodden" published on March 27, 2023, I wrote on President Muhammadu Buhari's determination to tackle three major problems confronting Nigeria in...

Giving the eNaira Crusade a Refreshing, Celebrity Touch, by Abdulrahman Abdulraheem   Using celebrities to advertise, market, sell goods and services or advance a cause or an idea is as old as modernity itself. Just like the French revolution, the first recorded attempt to make a popular...

Still on eNaira's Life-changing Opportunities, by Abdulrahman Abdulraheem   It is often said that the best way to preach the gospel of any innovation or idea to people is to emphasise what the people will benefit personally and collectively from it. Even if the concept is...

eNaira Advocacy: Touching Base with the Grassroots, by Abdulrahman Abdulraheem   When the eNaira was launched with pomp and pageantry in October 2021, both President Muhammadu Buhari and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, did not mince words in informing Nigerians that it would...

E-Naira: Remarkable Milestones in Adoption, Spread & Acceptance, by Abdulrahman Abdulraheem   The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), popularly called e-Naira, is travelling far and wide, growing and spreading to every nook and cranny of the nation faster than envisaged by pundits. When the digital currency was...

E-Naira: Simplifying Financial Inclusion for the Downtrodden, by Abdulrahman Abdulraheem   When President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in 2015, he made it clear from day one that fixing the economy was one of the three key responsibilities he would priortise. He meant fixing the economy...