Tinubu Signs Executive Order on Virtual Assets, Establishes Council to Harmonize Regulation of Digital Economy

Tinubu orders CBN to crack down on crypto fraud – here's what it means

Sixteen months ago, Nigeria handed its Securities and Exchange Commission the keys to crypto regulation. The Investments and Securities Act, 2025, was unambiguous about it: virtual assets were securities, and the SEC, not the CBN, was the apex regulator, full stop. Director-General Emomotimi Agama built out an entire onboarding pipeline around that mandate, the Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme, and exchanges and crypto protocols queue…

Federal Govt Targets Revenue, Investor Protection With New Virtual Assets Framework

President Bola Tinubu has signed an Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, establishing a new framework to coordinate the regulation of virtual assets across government agencies as Nigeria seeks to curb fraud while supporting innovation in the digital economy, a move analysts say could reshape Nigeria’s digital economy by boosting investor confidence, widening the tax net, and stemming the financial losses caused by unregulated cr…

REGULATION | Nigerian President Signs the Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026 Presidential Executive Order

Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has signed an executive order creating a coordinated regulatory framework for Nigeria’s virtual assets industry seeking to close regulatory gaps, combat fraud, and encourage responsible innovation in one of Africa’s largest cryptocurrency markets.   Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, establishing a new framework to coordinate the reg…

Tinubu Signs Executive Order On Virtual Assets, Establishes Council To Harmonise Regulation Of Digital Economy As CBN Moves To Rollout Regulatory Framework

Tinubu Signs Executive Order On Virtual Assets, Establishes Council To Harmonise Regulation Of Digital Economy As CBN Moves To Rollout Regulatory Framework   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, to harmonise the regulation of virtual assets, strengthen cooperation among the nation’s financial, revenue and capital markets agencies,   It is also to protect citizens from frau…

Tinubu signs executive order on virtual assets, establishes council to harmonize regulation of digital economy

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, to harmonise the regulation of virtual assets, strengthen cooperation among the nation’s financial, revenue and capital markets agencies, protect citizens from fraud, and safeguard the integrity of the financial system while enabling responsible innovation. The The post Tinubu signs executive order on virtual assets, establishes council…

BREAKING! Tinubu Signs Executive Order on Virtual Assets

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has signed the Presidential Executive Order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026, to harmonise the regulation of virtual assets, strengthen cooperation among the nation’s financial, revenue and capital markets agencies, protect citizens from fraud, and safeguard the integrity of the financial system while enabling responsible innovation. The President signed the Order pursuant to Section 5 of the Constitution of the …