The Central Bank of Nigeria has said its newly launched
e-Naira project is secure and dependable.
The Director of Corporate Communications, Mr Osita
Nwanisobi, stated this while speaking at the ongoing CBN-Fair in Abakaliki on
Thursday.
According to the apex bank, the security and dependability
of the e-Naira stem from the fact that it uses cryptographic technologies
encrypted with two factors for authentication.
The CBN, however, observed that the new digital financial
project might pose some challenges to Nigerians in the short term because it
works with Bank Verification Numbers.
Nwanisobi said, “The issue of security and dependability of
the e-Naira platform is guaranteed. It is guaranteed because the technology
uses cryptographic encrypted two factors of authentication. And so, the issue
of whether the platform is secured is taken, as it is secured.
“The e-Naira project is a journey; we expect that there are
going to be minor challenges in the short-term and I can tell you where some of
these things are coming from. The e-Naira platform works with BVN and if I ask
some people if they have email addresses, they would tell me they do not have.”
He warned Nigerians to eschew unregulated financial schemes
propagated by fake Ponzi operators, saying this had robbed them of their
hard-earned money.
“The first is to sensitise the Nigerian public because you
are the greatest security for yourselves. So, when we sensitise you, you will
begin to see some of these things (fake Ponzi operators) and avoid them. The
moment you see them, you will know it,” Nwanisobi stated.
He continued, “The other thing is for us to work with the
security agencies to ensure that those who gullibly defraud Nigerians must be
brought to book and we have done quite a number in this regard. We work with
security agencies to ensure that those who claim what they are not, are brought
to book.”
According to him, there is no way a genuine investment can
offer 10 per cent monthly returns and 120 per cent per annum.
He said, “You take that to be real? Where is he going to
make the money from? What kind of business is the person doing? Is the person
regulated?”
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