Africalink | Deutsche Welle

In 2021, Nigeria became the first African country to launch a central bank-backed digital currency, the eNaira, aimed at driving financial inclusion, reducing the cost of cash transactions, and competing with a volatile cryptocurrency regime. Adoption remains low. So what happened? DW’s Josephine Mahachi speaks to Ikemesit Effiong, an economist, and DW correspondent, Abiodun Jamiu.