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The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) eNaira has taken off with over N500m of the currency minted so far. The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele said 33 banks have been fully integrated and live on the platform. Speaking at the launch of the eNaira in Abuja on Monday, Emefiele disclosed that over 2.5 million people visit the website daily. He said another N200 million has been issued to financial institutions. Over 2,000 customers have been onboarded and 120 merchants have successfully registered on the eNaira platform, Emefiele stated. Update Read more CBN’s eNaira to grow Nigeria’s GDP by $29bn in 10yrs — Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari says the adoption of Central Bank Digital Currency(CBDC) can increase Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product(GDP) by 29 billion dollars over the next 10 years. Buhari made this submission on Monday while performing the formal Unveiling of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Digital Currency, eNaira at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said

Gunmen have attacked the correctional facility in Abolongo, Oyo, Oyo State. The attack, which took place Friday night, saw some prisoners set free after the attackers were said to have overpowered the prison officials and security operatives attached to the facility. Sources,who pleaded anonymity, said the gunmen stormed the facility around 10pm, throwing grenades to scare away the officials and forcefully gain access. The attack left the facility in disarray with warders scampering for safety. It was not clear as at the time of filing the report of the mission was to set free prisoners or otherwise.

How Can I Mine Bitcoins For Free? Bitcoin enthusiasts around the world can obtain it in three primary ways. They can buy Bitcoins on a cryptocurrency exchange; accept Bitcoins as payment for goods and services, and through mining new Bitcoins. The Bitcoin Mining process signifies the discovery of new Bitcoins by solving complex mathematical problems. The process is very hard just like digging the ground to find gold. In fact, miners need to set up a node (network) of high powered computers to simply find out the verification key of Bitcoin transactions. However, miners do not just verify one Bitcoin transaction; they constantly try to verify many of them at the same time. A ledger network called Blockchain keeps all these transactions virtually locked after gathering them into boxes known as hashes. Miners only run the software to find out the key that can open the box. As soon as a computer in the node finds the key, the box or hash pops open and the transactions are verified. Miners