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CBN sensitises tricycle riders on eNaira ahead of anniversary

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with Bizi Mobile Cashless Consult, on Friday, sensitised tricycle riders and their customers at Oshodi Market on how to onboard the eNaira app.

The same exercise was held at the popular Mile 12 market on Saturday, October 22, where tricycle riders and their customers were also onboarded on the eNaira app.

These are coming ahead of a planned programme of events to review and commemorate the first anniversary of the launch of Africa’s first Central Bank Digital Currency, tagged the eNaira.

The eNaira was formally launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on October 25, 2021.

Hajia Rakiya Mohammed, Director, Information Technology Department and Coordinator, CBN, said the eNaira was not a very technical application in terms of how it could be accessed.

According to her, “You can access eNaira through multiple channels. You can access it using an Android phone or a smartphone if you are good with that.

“And if you are not good with that type of technology or you don’t have that type of phone, you can also access it using USSD, which is the *997#.

“To also make it easier, that is why we are engaging agents here today to assist those who have come to onboard the application.

“As you can see, we have different agents wearing different types of T-shirts, they will onboard you and will guide you step-by-step on how to use eNaira.”

Mohammed was represented by Dr Khalifa Nuhu of the Information Technology Department, CBN eNaira secretariat.

The awareness drive on the use of eNaira has been carried out across many states like Kano, Abuja, among others, by the apex bank.

The sensitisation drive and its train would move to the University of Lagos, Akoka, on October 26, to sensitise students on how to onboard the app.

eNaira is a CBN digital currency issued and regulated by the apex bank, denominated in Naira.

It serves as both a medium of exchange and a store of value, and it is said to offer better payment prospects in retail transactions when compared to cash.

During the sensitisation exercise, traders in clothes, shoes, kitchen items, among other commodities, were encouraged to open the eNaira wallet as the easiest way to buy goods and carry out other services.

Speaking at the sensitisation exercise, Mr Yusuf Muhammed, leader of the Keke Napep riders, urged Nigerians to accept the CBN digital currency as it was free and a very simple platform to use for customers and buyers.

“During my registration process, I did not encounter any problem. I used my bank account to send money to my wallet and it was successful without any error.

“So, my advice to my colleagues and people in general is that they should onboard the eNaira. With this eNaira, we will experience a digital transaction with customers and it is very simple and free.

“I am also planning to onboard my customers that I will be carrying along because, when you have more customers open the application, the more they will understand fully how simple, reliable, easy and fast it is to use,” he said.

Muhammed urged the apex bank to always carry out eNaira awareness as most people still did not understand what the application was all about.

He said, “You see most of my people do not understand what the application is for; they think that it is something different.

“People think that it is a loan that CBN is giving out and I told them that it is an application that you can use to send and receive money without stress.

“I told them that if they start using this application, it will help them and their customers, and they will not be looking for change.

“I am equally telling people that when they use this application, they will have commission because when you do more transactions, you will have five per cent of that transaction that you have made.”

He pledged never to stop educating people on how to use the eNaira application.

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