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Over 50% of financial industry ready for data localisation — CBN

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By Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said that more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s financial industry is ready to comply with data localisation requirements, stressing that the country must strengthen its digital sovereignty without undermining innovation and global technology integration. The Director, Payment System Supervision Department, CBN, Dr. Rakyat Yusuf, […] The post Over 50% of financial industry ready for data localisation — CBN appeared first on Vanguard News.

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