The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed banks to implement a 0.5% cybersecurity levy on transactions.
According to the Central Bank of Nigeria, the CBN Cybercrime Act 2024 requires that under Section 44 (2)(a) of the Act, businesses listed in the Second Schedule remit 0.5% of the value of all electronic transactions to the National Cybersecurity Fund (NCF), which shall be administered by the Office of the National …