CBN embarks on e-payment drive

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is gearing up for the last leg of its six regional campaign to mobilise Nigerians to embrace its e-payment system, Leadership reports.

The mobilisation train, which kicked off in Lagos nearly a fortnight ago, saw top officials of the apex bank criss-crossing the six geo-political zones to mobilise stakeholders. Lagos, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Gombe, Kaduna were the rally points.

CBN acting director of the banking and payment services system, GI Emokpare, says the purpose of the forum was to inform the public on the approved guidelines on the e-payment system and to seek their support and buy-in, The Nation states.

Emokpare says: “The Central Bank has been in the forefront in promoting e-payments in the country. In this regard, the bank recently released three important frameworks on electronic payments to guide both the public and private sector stakeholders.”

This Day Live says other objectives of the forum are to present the approved guidelines on electronic payments of government suppliers, all forms of taxes in Nigeria; and salary and pension to the stakeholders as part of the overall implementation strategy.