Nigeria: Supervision pilot for virtual asset service providers
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
30 Mar 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Nigeria
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User identification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central bank
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Central Bank of Nigeria launched supervision pilot for virtual asset service providers
On 30 March 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) launched an anti-money laundering, counter-financing of terrorism, and counter-proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF) supervision pilot for a select group of virtual asset service providers (VASPs).…
SourceEvent type
inquiry
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central bank