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Niger State where I come from, one of Nigeria's nineteen northern states and known for its vast landmass, is not isolated from the challenges facing the region.

According to statistics, the unemployment rate in Nigeria is on the rise as shown in the statistical diagram below. The northern part of Nigeria also contribute to the rate of unemployment and a significant lack of skills among young people.

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Source (https://twentytendaily.com/)

Following the 2023 general elections, Niger State formed a new government with a clear agenda and manifesto to promote and support technology hubs across the state. This commitment was later extended to encompass the financial technology (Fintech) sector.

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Source (https://bago.ng/manifesto/)

Since I joined this forum, I have been encouraged to take the knowledge I have gathered over here and in life to my people especially to my younger ones back home having recognized the global adoption of Bitcoin technology, I took the initiative to propose to the state Governor the introduction of Bitcoin technology into our secondary school system as a core entrepreneurship subject.

By introducing Bitcoin technology, it will benefit our students in so many ways. Firstly, it will equips them with essential skills for the future. In an increasingly digital world, understanding cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology is becoming crucial. If the government can implement my initiative of providing this knowledge at the secondary school level, we will empower our students to be more competitive and prepared for the evolving market.

Submission of Proposal Letter and My Visit to the Governor's Office

On September 12, 2023, at around 11 AM, I submitted my letter of proposal to the Governor and with the help of the Chief of Staff and through our cordial relationship, we were invited to meet with the Governor on September 13, 2023.

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The images above shows the written proposed letter, when it was submitted and the final acknowledge copy.


The Governor's Commendation

Yesterday being the September 13, 2023, I had the privilege of meeting with the Governor himself. During my meeting with His Excellency, the Governor expressed keen interest in my innovative idea and commended my efforts. He called it a laudable effort that will bring about a monumental technological advancement to the state.

He assured me that he would consider my proposal and pledged to include technological advancements like this in his future policies. As a sign of his support and encouragement, the Governor extended an executive handshake.

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Taking Executive handshake with my State Governor

My plan on how to make this a reality should the governor gives a call back for implementation

1. We would organize a retreat with the relevant government and non governmental stakeholders

Aim: To enlighten the governor and other stakeholders on the fundamental knowledge they need to know about the Bitcoin technology.

Process: We will invite Bitcoin experts within and outside the state to attend this retreat programme as panelists as we pick and discuss the relevant topics.

2. Upon the success of the retreat programme, we will organize a Train-the-Trainer bootcamp programme.

Aim: From the independent research  I've been able to gather that there are about 500 secondary schools in Niger state. To get at least 2 teachers per school trained on how the Bitcoin technology operate wherein the secondary school teachers captured to carry out the trade subject across various schools will be trained on the basic knowledge of the Bitcoin technology. This is similar to the CISCO (https://www.netacad.com/) Networking Academy Program implemented in various unity schools.

Process: Invite resource persons to the state to train the trainers who are in turn the teachers that will go into the classes.

These are the plans i have mapped out should the governor gives a call back for implementation. I am open to more suggestions on this forum to commiserates my ideas in actualizing this.

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In conclusion, my proposal to integrate Bitcoin technology into secondary school education in Niger State has received a positive response from the state government.

I am optimistic that this initiative will not only provide valuable skills to our youth but also contribute to the broader goal of promoting technology and entrepreneurship in our region. As I eagerly await further developments, I remain committed to working towards a brighter and more technologically advanced future for my state and my country at large.

A child in Secondary school is more than qualified to have some information about bitcoins. It can really help them to make decisions earlier. If the state has a young governor who understands the benefits that the knowledge of bitcoins and cryptocurrency will have on the children of the state will not delay in accepting this proposal to have it introduced to secondary school students. I really like it. When I joined this forum, I was inspired to make promotional stickers for bitcoin, it helped a lot of people, this your initiative and plan will help a lot more people and a good thing is that it is from an early age.

Why cover the face of the Governor if the information is already public knowledge and you’re still going cite the source where you got the photo from? I’m from Nigeria and I know how difficult it is as a constituent to meet with our representatives in government, much more a Governor of a state. It makes me wonder on what capacity did you visit the Governor? Are you also a politician or just a concerned citizen with a vision for the state. If it’s the later, I doubt your story because I know my country.

This is impressive move ops,  pushing for Bitcoin adoption by government is one fight that needs all the encouragement and seeing that you went as far as booking an appointment with the governor is an awesome move.


I can see that is easy to access government officials in your region and I encourage you to take out the time to properly educate the governor on the importance of allowing Bitcoin as an alternative.

That is very cool, iBaba!

Your name may have just been written down as a major character in the Nigerian history of Bitcoin. And for quite the impressive feat, as well! Governments usually do not want to hear about Bitcoin or cryptocurrency. They turn it down, out of ignorance. But sooner or later the smarter ones will come out on top and lead their individual countries toward a happy future with Bitcoin as the global money.

+5 Merits!

This is a great initiative OP, going as far as having personal meeting with your governor shows how good and important you take your people to have a knowledge of the evolving technology today that the world is developing into. You have truly contributed your quota to global bitcoin acceptance. I hope your government looks into this further and makes it a reality for his people. Nigeria is renowned for having a high level of interest in bitcoin and cryptocurrency amongst the African countries, this is a fantastic step, and I highly applaud your efforts.

Good work mate, I hope your efforts yields fruit, but we are from the same country and we can both agree that the government are not the keen type to adopt things that would be beneficial for their citizens quick.

Here is some fact, you don't actually need the government to make moves although the steps maybe small but it would be productive, keep educating those who are interested about Bitcoin and the benefits it has to offer over the traditional financial system.

There are many misconceptions about the northern part of Nigeria, it’s been stereotyped as a region where education isn’t valued as a priority but your post tells me otherwise. I’m glad to hear that the government was very open to your suggestions. I must commend you for making good use of your influence and connections to help spread awareness of bitcoin and cryptocurrency. It’s important that people get the right information to kickstart their bitcoin journey.

Great initiative @OP, we need more people like you!  Walking the talk of participating in Bitcoin adoption and promulgation.   It is really a wise move to go to the leader of the city in order to implement Bitcoin learning to schools in your city.  However, I wonder if the governor has the authority to implement changes in the education curriculum since in my country there is a designated office that is responsible for modifying the school curriculum.

Great initiative, mate. You did a very good job taking this bold step to approach the government of a state and propose such a great idea about teaching secondary school students Bitcoin technology. I hope the government implements it soon so that our brothers in secondary schools can learn about Bitcoin.

I lack smerits; I could have sent you some, but the only one I have can still show my appreciation for your quality time and engagement towards the development of Bitcoin technology in Niger State. Nigeria

People do make an effort to make things work in our country. Not only politicians have the chance to see the governors, but I think if you have a good proposal, you will also find your way to see the governor in order to get what you want.

The OP’s effort is to try his best and see if the government can look into the proposal he/she makes, and if the government implements it, it will be a very good one, and we will hope our younger ones, once in secondary school, benefit from it.

@OP, You've done well. I like this proposal given the fact that it would go a long way to help young people in the north if it is implemented correctly and effectively.

North is one of the areas where people default to mainstream farming rather than technology or fintech. If done right, This proposal could produce more jobs i.e if beneficiaries from the initiative go on to start a firm or a business thar supports bitcoin/crypto and it creates opportunities for others, then it's a win-win.

More awareness for Bitcoin + Boundless opportunities for beneficiaries.

What I admire most is you using your position to hint on an initiative that is tried, tested and approved by even countries. Your state government should be proud of such courageous proposal to cater for the rising inflation and cost of living in the state.
If more follow up post on how it proceeds arises, please don't fail OP to share with us, so as to encourage us on our Bitcoin journey and campaigns.

OP you have done well to have met with the governor of your state.  I know what is obtainable and likewise what is involved meeting with the governor but however it is nice you achieved your goal. Taking bitcoin technology to the class room as part of the term curricular is very much impressive and commendable. 

I believe there is no law against bitcoin in Nigeria so your proposals would definitely scale through as I see from the looks your governor looks friendly and listens to his people if not I do not think he would have demanded to have an audience with you. You can make good use of this opportunity to climb the lader up.

That's the least of your issues. I think this is legitimate, there's no reason why it shouldn't be after all.

Regardless if he has a position in the government, it doesn't make it any less amazing that someone from their country took the initiative to introduce bitcoin and hopefully bring it to the public in a manner that sells it as a helpful aid especially as we transition towards a more digitalized work landscape. This positions Nigeria at the forefront of the change despite not being on the most advanced part of the world. I want to see more updates about this monumental move towards adoption and of course a better life for every Nigerians as we transition to web3.0

What you had mentioned is none of your or our concern, the fact that the suggestion/proposed letter was forwarded and received by their office is already commendable. In fact it's great initiative of your people no matter how you look at it.

About the suggestion, what is the particular matter to be discussed/learned on that subject/program? When you say bitcoin technology, does it mean the technology/programming behind? It's much complicated IMO if there is no basic programming subject teaching there.

Or the basics on how bitcoin works, transactions, the financial knowledge, etc? Because if you mean the financial part, better to have a financial literacy subject/program as well on that curriculum.

I must say you are very lucky to have an easy access to your state representative I mean your governor, in Rivers state I don't think we have such privileges to have access to the government house talk less of book an appointment with the governor. Well there's no doubt that the way the northerners operate may not be same with the East so I am not surprised.

Then again, I don't think is something your governor should approved without the entire academic system of the country implementing it, meaning this order should come from federal government and if that happens all states can also add it their curriculum and that becomes automatically for secondary schools in our country to start teaching about bitcoin and it's related course to their own level at the main time.

That's a great initiative made by the OP, it seems you're close to the state governor, right?  :D  That's very lucky.
As we know Bitcoin also has a negative outcome, your state government will need to carefully consider the risks associated with adopting and holding cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, it should be balanced on teaching not only the benefits.

Waiting for the result of your proposal, and please, update us here on whether it is successful or not.
It's encouraging other countries that still prohibit Bitcoin to wrong perception, it seems they need a good representative like OP.

That's great and good luck with your proposal.

and also, not many crypto enthusiasts will do such initiative. so hopefully, there will be positive outcome on his endeavour. if he will keep up, but in case, the governor may not really push thru on this. at least, they have idea that someone in their country is already in this market. who knows, they will tap the OP to conduct some briefings or lecture on this matter. because a lot are still uninformed on this market.

One of the obvious reasons is that bureaucracy is a tedious process. In my country at least, unless you live near the capital it would be difficult to meet or propose initiatives to the government. Not to mention you still have to wait and if you're not lucky prepare to get disappointed because your representative doesn't have the time to meet you after months of waiting. Fortunately, internet and social media make it easier to raise issues and awareness without any of that. OP's effort might not yield any result, but his documentation could be useful if anyone will bring this issue to the public in the future.

Amazing OP!

I couldn't believe that there's someone that will go this far and will even get the attention of your government and even youre state governor. It seems that everything is organized well and you're doing a good job on this one.

Honestly, it's not easy to have some talks and handshakes from these officials when you don't have the grit and you think of them as always busy bees.

Well done, really great job.

Not only in your country, in many countries and my country is similar, meeting politicians is not easy, especially with senior leadership positions in the government. Furthermore, proposing something new and applicable must be carefully considered and requires decisions from many parts of the government for approval. These are just proposed documents and I don't think they will be made public or collected until an official decision is made. If OP is a politician, he knows this cannot be made public without permission from his superiors. Unless your country's politics are not the same as my country's politics.

It's really amazing! Indeed, if Bitcoin technology is included in the school curriculum at the secondary level, the future workforce will be able to understand the digital landscape in a better way. I really want to thank you for taking this initiative personally. I can understand what bureaucracy means and what it takes to reach there. At least your governor is trying to make things a little easier for you.

You are going to create an example. If you succeed, I am sure a lot of other people in this forum will be happy to take similar initiatives to educate the future world about the ever changing digital landscape. It's all about creating a foundation of good deeds, the rest follows!

You have exerted so much effort for this. You've done a truly great job!

You seem very ready. You seem to have a complete plan for this already, ahead of its possible approval. I can only hope that the governor will adopt your proposal and roll out a nice implementation approach. This will probably take time and certainly a considerable amount of budget. But we're all rooting for you and your proposal.

I'm wondering, however, why "entrepreneurship/trade subject"? Why not finance or economics subject? Or perhaps information technology subject?

I don't know about that, I feel like bitcoin is a pretty specific topic and it's really unlikely that a child would be able to understand it even if we were careful about the terms that we are using for teaching them. Maybe basics in reading and reading comprehension first before putting them into something like this.

It's an outstanding thing to do OP to be able to have a conversation with your governor about this topic, Nigeria is such an excellent country because iirc, it's been active in crypto space and the crypto users in there are steadily growing, I don't have the data to back it up though but a governor supporting bitcoin is a milestone for Nigeria since the influence is state wide.

Well done Op, not many people want to do what you have done and thankfully you can have easier access to meet your governor because usually, officials are very difficult to find except for businessmen or those who can provide benefits to them.
My question is, will you act as the main party that will be hired by the governor to implement the proposal that you put forward? If yes, of course you are someone who is quite an expert in technology because your proposal is how to teach about Bitcoin technology.
Whatever it is, hopefully, it will be implemented soon and successful in its implementation later.

You took a bold step to approach the government (Governor) with a proposal like this.. and that needs to be applauded, but government officials around the world, needs some kind of motivation to implement suggestions like this.

What do you think, will be the motivation for the Governor to implement this in Niger? (They always look for something, where they can benefit) Is there enough demand from his voters to ask for something like this?

Kudos to you for taking this initiative. Certainly you’ve had to educate countless people along the way to how useful Bitcoin can be. No doubt some of those people will be Bitcoin holders in the future as a direct result of you furthering Bitcoin’s adoption. With how limited BTC is, things like this can have a large butterfly effect.

Secondary school is probably still quite early in introducing bitcoin into the curriculum, and I think bitcoin would be more appropriate if taught at the high school level. But at any level, bitcoin should only be introduced as a future technology, a currency, and not mention its use in investments. Otherwise, we will have to pay a very high price for teaching investing too early to students.

But I really wonder, is OP a politician? Otherwise, how can he easily meet and discuss with the governor about a certain proposal or project? An ordinary citizen cannot do this.

Bro is not too early to do so because children grap thing fast, look at what El Salvador do
 El Salvador: bitcoin education in school curriculum (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5466065.msg62811944#msg62811944), and also is the development of the society, this will bring the awareness of computer knowledge and also civilization to society, I wish other governors will see this and they will like to have it in there state too.

This is indeed a commendable effort and I am really hoping that the State Governor can be enticed to look more on the many good benefits of adopting the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency with the people. You must always emphasize how this whole thing can be helping many people most especially the younger generation into the future. I am looking forward to some updates on this development.

Hm, impressive, in fact, very impressive, I believe that the reason why OPs country has Bitcoin friendly government is because there is no way any youth can get to the site, in that country it's like all the leader's roles are meant for the old👎 and we all know that it's rare to see Old people supporting crypto because they don't even want to have anything to do with it, not to talk of learning anything about it themselves.

You have done really well OP, this is something that many people won't dare to do, not because of fear but because they don't dare to have some dream, you have my respect for taking such a step, more grace to whoever you are in the real world.

I hope people on here can learn to be courageous from this journey that OPs is embarking on, and to everyone who are doing such thing in the back, more grace to all of you guys as well.

Kids these days learn things very quickly, but that doesn't mean you have to teach them about investing and finance at an early age. I have also heard about El Salvador implementing bitcoin education for their students, but I don't know if they are implementing it at all levels or just for high school students. Because I find it better to teach bitcoin to children at that age than at a very young age.

Additionally, if bitcoin education for young children is good, why don't the world's top high schools or universities include bitcoin in their educational programs? El Salvador is just a 3rd world country and there is not a huge difference in students there when it comes to bitcoin education. Therefore, it cannot be said that teaching bitcoin to children will bring good benefits.

Great initiative, maybe with this your first step in action, if considered and approved, then your state and the entire country will have more positive benefits of bitcoin adoption and many more will see beyond ordinary adoption but a means to having the fulfilment of their personal desires concerning the financial economy come to pass, also this could be a footprint for the Federal Government to have another take towards the approach they had on bitcoin by granting back it adoption on the financial institutions thereby lifting it ban placed some years back on banks.

This is amazing. For a starter member of this forum I could say Im impress with what you did there OP. Not all can do a quick move like that especially linking the bitcoin to government. You are fortunate to have such opportunity to talk that out with him as people cant easily have such privilege for that.

I just hope more member have the same enthusiasm as you are and surely youll become a very important user here in thr forum and continue to contribute ideas and commitment like that.

I have always advocated for lobbying the government and those political and public office holders. As much as we may try, they are the ones who amplify our voices when they speak about Bitcoin to their colleagues who have the constitutional powers to make, and amend laws. I am very proud of the OP for taking such a bold step. You have not only done it for the school children but you have also done it for the unborn generations in your country.

Hopefully, they'll pick a leaf from El Salvador and begin first by training the trainers or teachers about Bitcoin before they are allowed to teach the students. Once they can achieve this, them they would have laid a good foundation for the rest your country men to follow.

An initiative that I appreciate. Education regarding the uses of bitcoin is still very necessary. Submitting a proposal with intentions and explanations, which you do by having the courage to speak directly with government officials, will speed up the desired steps because the government's power is still very strong in terms of structured socialization from top to bottom levels.

These photos show the extraordinary reception to the proposed proposal. In my opinion, you have a wide network so it is very easy to meet and discuss an agenda directly with high-ranking officials in your area. Hopefully the results of your conversation with the governor will not only become documentation but that they will take action.

Great initiative brother. I want to acknowledge your creativity and boldness. I want to suggest that you consult an educational curriculum expert to design the learning experience for the student. And it should be simple to understand.

Introducing these employed youths to Bitcoin will not reduce unemployment because it might not give a them steady income. The best option will be to teach these youths skills that will help them get jobs. Bitcoin can now come in when they have saved money to invest. But no knowledge is a waste,  therefore I commend your effort.  

But you have to prepare to face some problems. This may include regulatory problems since banks are restricted from dealing with bitcoin in Nigeria. The central government might see this move as an attack on their stance on Bitcoin. Politicians are corrupt, so expect the governor's aides to ask for kickbacks before you can get the needed sponsorship or assistance. Most students might not have access to Android phones or computers to do the practical aspect of Bitcoin education.

We will keep pushing until our nation becomes Bitcoin-friendly.

You have taken extraordinary steps in your life, the written proposal you submitted received a positive response from the Governor. The Governor has the authority to issue policies called "Governor Regulations", through circulars signed directly by the Governor that can be easily accepted by other government agencies such as including the Bitcoin and Blockchain curriculum in schools and trying to implement paying government employee salaries using Bitcoin.
Next, we just have to wait when the regulation is officially circulated. I hope that the Governor in your state can welcome the presence of Bitcoin in order to increase the attraction of all civil servants and the general public to adopt Bitcoin in your country.

OP I am so delighted that the governor himself has showed interest in bitcoin technology and of the awareness this would create in the state and country at large. You took a brave move there knowing full well that the Nigerian government is not entirely in support of bitcoin and cryptocurrency yet. If the retreat you're planning is a success, it will raise awareness of bitcoin among other state governors, which could alter how the country views cryptocurrencies. We're all looking forward to the day when bitcoin is widely accepted in the nation, as it is in other nations. I hope this doesn't cause any issues.

I am very glad about this because it will help youth in Niger State, where I studied, develop, and understand the idea of bitcoin technology. Of course, not everyone will benefit from this, but definitely the sensible ones will undoubtedly benefit.

Your efforts are appreciated, OP.

Thank you Hyphen, submitting such good, unique and ambitious proposal will naturally give it the special attention it gots coupled with the fact that it is in tandem with the manifesto of the state governor. Pokapoka needs to equally understand that this is a new government, an new administrations like this have slimmer protocols as compared to an old government. He's also a young and ambitious Governor that is eager to offer more to the people through his open door policy. Finally, I suggest he goes through the paragraphs again.


You're right but like you say, we will make the push. I want leverage the Governor's efforts to go that route. Including that he's someone with legislative background and the intention of working plus it will be easy for him to formulate state policies around this with his executive powers. Overall, like I mentioned earlier, we could get better by sharing stronger opinions on how this can fly higher.


Reason why we will need to organize a retreat with critical stakeholders including the government officials as the first plan. That will help give them a better understanding which now becomes a motivation to them to implement it, including the Governor. Even though the governor finds it interesting, I think we still need to bring him to speed with the updated knowledge of the Bitcoin technology.


Oh. It's not like so, here a trade or entrepreneurship subject is simply one core “standalone” subject you will have to offer in your school curriculum to purposely acquire career and technical skills that you can later build on in your future endeavors. By studying an entrepreneurship subject, you have that edge of getting first hand and hands-on experience on the subject regardless of the field, whether in the field of finance, economics or information technology. Hence, the name 'Entrepreneurship Subject'.

OP, you must be a man with great determination and I admire your courage on this one, walking down to see the governor of your state for an appointment, isn't something that easy. I am happy that you have finally given him your proposal and also discuss with him about giving the secondary school students the opportunity to learn bitcoin.

I don't think that it will be possible for only the Governor of your state to make such approval because he isn't the person in charge of education. There is a curriculum that was written by the Ministry of Education which all schools in Nigeria uses. So it is the Minister of Education that will be able to look into this and discuss it the the government, before any further action.

You have done something impressive for bitcoin and you deserve to be a hero.

I think the op covered his face and that of his state governor because of privacy and considering the source of the information the proposal that was presented by the op to the governor was no covered by the media so it was not online rather it was the manifesto of the governor and the statistics showing the poverty rate of the state that was shown there.

I am also a Nigerian and I understand how difficult it is to have a one on one meeting with the governor of a state but the Northern part of the country is a different thing when it comes to the governorns being closer to their people so I think as a newly elected governor of Niger state the governor will be willing to accept to have a discussion with someone from the state who has an information that is in line with his manifesto. The op may also be related to the governor we never can tell but all the same, our state governors will be willing to hear you out if you have a useful information to give to them but that will definitely be on appointment.

Great work, OP. You did an excellent job by going this far to meet the governor in your state to let him know that bitcoin exists and that it will be very useful to the younger ones in secondary schools. However, I hope the government of your state should consider your proposal as it will be useful for the citizens, including their own children, as it is clear that the governor will not only be the one that gets the proposal signed, but he will also let other stakeholder in the state be aware of what you have brought to his table so that they will look at it and know the way forward.

And also, I believe that as you have gone this far to meet the governor, you won’t hesitate to meet him again so that you can hear from him.



You guys have a point, but that is in your view, because if you also have something meaningful that you know if you do it you will help your people, you will also do the same as the OP.

However, people make an effort to see the development of their people, so for the OP to struggle and meet the governor of his or her state is not something new.

However, it is not necessary that someone must be a politician before seeing another politician personally and having some talks with them because there are some politicians that also need to hear from the people they rule. Because I’m also a Nigerian, and we the northern part we don’t really have much problem when we want to our governors like other part of the country.

I know a lot of people would knock on this, but this is how it's done in the South ;)

I always will say, though, Bitcoin should be taught alongside basic economics, rather than tech or investment, but I think a core module of entrepreneurship makes sense (moving away from Bitcoin as wealth but as money is always good to me).

Would really like to see such courses interact with testnet.

You have done well as your efforts in increasing the awareness of bitcoin in your state will not go unproductive. While you do what you're doing, try to make the governor not to turn this to one of his projects (as that's what Nigerian governments are good at, bringing politics into everything) but make him integrate it into the school curriculum as you proposed so it'll be passed on from one government to another and not use by the current governor as a means to campaign for his reelection for introducing his state student to an entrepreneurship program. If this goes smoothly, the students will benefit from learning about bitcoin and they can then passed the knowledge they receive to their relation and the news keep spreading.

I have some concerns though with this because from my understanding and what I'm seeing in the country, the nations government aren't friendly with Bitcoin based on passed laws like the CBN banning all banks from trading Bitcoin with their customers although they don't say it in the open but the energy they're giving isn't looking positive (speaking about the government). I just want to encourage you not to give up if passing through the government doesn't yeild positive results then you can go privately and set up after school programs to teach this children about Bitcoin off the school curriculum because we need to educate these children so that they understand about financial education through Bitcoin from a younger age.

OP please try and keep us updated on this thread. I know the legislature process sometimes is very slow and the government may not approve your proposal immediately. But from your enthusiasm I’m confident the governor being a young man will want to explore all options that are available to make his administration a successful one. If this works, I’m sure other states will want to emulate what’s being done in Niger State.

That's a nice thing to do and glad to hear that your state government was actually keen and interested in your proposal. But based on what you proposed, I think you wanted your schools to integrate and teach blockchain to the kids. I guess education is strictly regulated on your country and adding anything new requires approval from the government? But yeah, not a bad thing to teach the kids. I mean the basic is enough. They don't need to learn the complex stuffs associated with blockchain. That would just make them "hate" the subject more. But I do applaud the steps you are taking to make it more main stream in your country.

This is a good initiative to bring more awareness to Bitcoin in Nigeria. I like the fact you are concerned about the education of the future generations in your country and I believe you did the right thing focusing your proposal on the introduction of Bitcoin subject at secondary schools around. It's important to give appropriate training to the professional in charge of the project, so they can enlight students on the right path since beginning, avoiding scams, false promises and mistakes newbies usually commit. I wish all the best for you and for the execution of your proposal which should happen sooner as possible, in case your governor is a visionary man!

It's really not an easy thing to do what you are doing OP, educating children about Bitcoin from an early age is really the most effective step, especially since your country has a high level of productive age, of course in the future their skills and knowledge about Bitcoin can create new business opportunities for those children. in my city it is impossible to apply bitcoin technology in all communities, because only a few people understand bitcoin and have modern thinking, apart from that the law that regulates bitcoin here is also one of the obstacles to the adoption of bitcoin technology. so I hope your plan goes smoothly.

It’s a wonderful initiative, with every step on the way carefully taken and documented through the Avenue of a new governance and development. I don’t know what result this might yield in a non cryptocurrency friendly nation like we have in Nigeria. Even at that, the efforts to get the knowledge across to school children at the secondary school level is a nice one but, could have been under the disguise of blockchain technology with bitcoin to come under as a subordinate and benefits that could span from the adhoc system if adopted. Bitcoin isn’t overly embraced to front the proposal as the government isn’t so pro bitcoin but, it’s a motive in motion.

We would be expecting the results from this motive set in motion and hope you would be so kind to update the forum. Nice one mate.

I never thought I'd come to see something like this, at least the movement of Bitcoin is not just about trading investing but to spread it to the government.
I'm expecting more good news such as this to cloud major parts of the country... Little by little we'll get to hear more of this news across other states, especially R/S.
OP please continue the good work and never let the fire stop burn.

It's a noble effort from you to engage in cooperation with your local governor and making him a proposal.
Bitcoin is a very complicated topic, so hopefully he will understand its benefits and how Bitcoin can help your local people.


Very important point to keep supporting your local governor because I'm sure it's a good decision for you to be available if he still has any questions later and your cooperation can continue.
Maybe you can also get in a government position, where you can share your ideas and (best case) you can contribute to get it implemented.

Hopefully, your initiative will be succesful.  :)


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Getting updated on your initiative would be very nice.  :)

When a government does not prohibit anything about Bitcoin and openly accepts some new ideas about Bitcoin adoption plans, then it will be an easy path.
Moreover, the local governor is knowledgeable about Bitcoin and can accept how Bitcoin works.

Bitcoin does get very complicated when it comes to adopting a system in a government.
It must be clear about the advantages and disadvantages of Bitcoin, as well as how the future impacts the government.

In my country, Indonesia, the idea of Bitcoin adoption is still very far to be expected.
The government can only provide regulations limited to commodity assets.
and that has also been good progress, compared to banning Bitcoin completely.

What OP did was admirable and respectable, I believe if anyone had the chance they would do the same thing. But as I said because in my country, it is very difficult for an ordinary citizen to meet and talk to such a government leader. I'm not from your country so I'm really surprised about this, and if it's true as you say, then at least your country's government is many times better than my country's politicians. They know how to listen to what people want and need and make changes accordingly, which is really great.

Well that's true, before implementing Bitcoin to secondary school it should be process and get accepted by the education institution. But the fact that their governor acknowledged his proposal for sure it will get the interest and curiosity of the institution by looking how effective that proposal to students, cause learning early is actually advantage for them to have any background about BTC. Here in the PH there's what we called DepEd or (Department of Education) where all the proposal is being processed like mandatory military training if how effective that would be to students.


For sure the government has idea on Bitcoin that's why he'd accepted and acknowledged the project. Which is actually a good news where BTC is starting to spread not only to the government but to the new generation of students as well. But I have already heard some schools internationally that they are teaching courses about BTC but it would be better if there's existing locally.

 There's the saying that something worth doing is what doing well and couldn't agree less. First of all, I join the others to congratulate you on this very bold and selfless sacrifice of yours by pushing Bitcoin to your local government. Talk about using your position to advocate for Bitcoin! Back to what I was saying, just like the others have mentioned, it would really be helpful if you keep updating us on the progress report because in Nigeria, projects that are not continually impressed in the hearts of the leaders of the day are easily swept under the carpet.
 Your proposition to introduce Bitcoin to secondary schools is a welcome one because that way financial inclusion can be taught and in those areas where they are mostly farmers, who knows after this knowledge is being gotten, they can include the use of Bitcoin as payment for their farm produce, that way pushing more and more individuals to embrace the use of Bitcoin.
Although Nigeria is not fully in support of Bitcoin, they aren't against it either, but maybe if a State like Niger can start including Bitcoin in the school curriculum,( that's if the proposal is accepted), it can make pave a way for more states to buy the idea. Once again, good work Op.

You, my friend, are freaking awesome. You're not just dreaming about change; you're out there, rolling the dice, and trying to make things happen.

The challenges your state and region face are no small potatoes. Yet, here you are, making lemonade out of those lemons. Your idea to introduce Bitcoin technology into secondary schools? Damn that is cool. And the fact that you're reaching out for opinions here? Even more impressive. Its evident that you've got your ducks in a row, with that retreat and Train-the-Trainer bootcamp.

Honestly, the crypto community owes you big time. Not only are you thinking ahead, but you're also actively trying to make tomorrow better.

Do not forget that the forum adheres to confidentiality; perhaps the OP does not have the right to advertise the identity of the governor.
But no one can better understand the state of their country than local residents, and I understand your doubts. Or maybe you shouldn’t be too pessimistic, remembering that water wears away stones. If citizens actively participate in turning to the government with similar requests, or rather, advice, one day everything will change for the better.
It is always better to crawl than to sit still with your arms down. I respect your people, and I also hope that the proposal will be taken in the right direction. By the way, the OP is not the last volunteer to promote this topic. You need more people like this. :)

That’s really a great step bro. Writing direct to the governor really takes lot of courage and for that a big respect to you from all the Bitcoin investors. I can see that you have mentioned regarding the teaching of Bitcoins in school. That will really have a great influence among the younger generation regarding the decentralised form of currency. But I highly doubt the governor might approve it without any further investigation about the coins. The decentralised nature of Bitcoins might be the reason for which the governor will delay or might delay.

Your concerns are valid mate. However, every government has its own policy directions which will either align or go in contrast with the past government. I'm optimistic that this new government will reverse their policies to accommodate the Bitcoin technology because this is a world-class idea that's evolving across the league of nations. It will take this government few critical thinking to readopt the Bitcoin technology. I also trust that there are team of young and modern technocrats that form this government from the executives, legislatives and the judiciary.

The state government also had a fresh breath of new administration of young people as the cabinet. Well, maybe that might not be enough, but, well, I can say that's part of the motivation to push this idea.

In my country the responsibility of the state governor is to authorise/deny the proposal from the state government. At times these governors just delay without giving any conclusion on the proposal. At times the governors direct to the union government. Based on the response will be the decision from the governor. What OP have done is really appreciable and great effort. Whether they approve it or not is secondary, but we can expect the consideration from the government when the government intends to develop better technology oriented infrastructure for the betterment of the country people.

I continue to be amazed by Nigerian people, by enthusiasm, openness to Bitcoin and such a strong spirit of taking things into their own hands. Of course, it's related to the op personally, this strong and brave decision to submit a proposal to the Governor's Office, and it's wonderful that such people exist and have the will to do things that can benefit a lot of people.
But I feel like this forum has really shown me that Nigeria has many strong pro-crypto people, although this is the first time I see a post where a person's trying to convince the government rather than do things despite what the authorities think.
I hope that educational plan really works out!

You are right because i read about his manifesto which you shared and I went a little dipper only to find out that he is just 49 years old that's amazing, seeing him work with young people show's that he's going to keep to his promises especially in this his first tenure as the governor I will encourage you to go on and keep pushing till he approves and implement the proposal you have presented to him. I am motivated by this your work to try out something as good as this in my state I hope to get a positive response from the governor of my state even though am not an active member of his political party APC.

These type of attempts do matter, and they matter a lot. I am not talking about just the situation itself, I mean that we are talking about something that is very important on the long run, it reaches to a point where if enough people do it, it gets a lot of attention from the right people.

What you do not understand is that people like governors speak to a certain amount of people everyday, they can't meet with millions of people everyday, they speak to people and if you go talk to them today about bitcoin, and I go to him tomorrow and talk about bitcoin and then someone else talks to him about bitcoin the next day, after a while he will keep thinking that bitcoin is a good thing, you can manipulate them this way.

Op, you have done a wonderful work. The Bitcoin initiative you brought to the government of your state will teach the children of Niger State and the teachers that will be trained to impart this Bitcoin knowledge in secondary schools in Niger State a clear view of Bitcoin, and they will understand the fundamentals of Bitcoin at an early age. If this is achieved it will create employment for the people that will be involved in the training, and also increase the adoption of Bitcoin among the people of Niger State because they have the opportunity to understand Bitcoin at a very young age. Please keep pushing until you achieve it.

It's an effort that's worth trying mate, regardless of your closeness to the government. You can still try. The core believe I had before taking on this move was that, whether they were going to recieve the idea with two hands or not. I think that is the major thing to do. I naturally wear a yellow thinking hat which gives me the optimism to keep pushing the tides and limitations against all odds. I suggest you wear the same hat and make a trial.

I believe the Op is a politician because you can't stay with the governor of Niger State like this and collect even a handshake, only politicians have the privilege of speaking with the governors I am very happy that you shared this idea with the governor of Niger state, and I hope that soon or later they will accept Bitcoin and the students will learn about it. It is a good opportunity for the secondary school students to learn about Bitcoin from an early age, and it will be a great achievement for the students and citizens, and the country will begin to improve significantly, You demonstrate that you are a decent Nigerian citizen by working to improve your country I am sure he will go and have some conversation with other governors before him can approve it.

Wow, this is amazing OP. It's really nice to know we still have people like you around. Considering the fact that the government is so against Bitcoin, you still had the courage to make this proposal. That's so cool. And I'm guessing you're a man of high status to be able to do this...¿
Anyways, it's really nice you involved the state government, making it more formal, but just in case the Nigerian government doesn't stop being " the Nigerian government " ... I saw a comment that suggested you make it a private endeavor. That'll even make children more optimistic about learning it, cause they will individually apply to your boot camp, instead of learning in school which they see as a by-force thing and may lose interest.

That's true as in our country talking with governor is not as simple as op done and also the governor does not listen patiently about such concerns.

Op is lucky and bold enough that he describes each and everything about bitcoin to governor of a country and he accepted it without any reason.

The step is very beneficial because bitcoin investment will surely put profitable effects on the economy of an individuals as well as country.

Actually, it's going to look like a by-force thing, but it's still optional. In the trade courses or subjects you have the option of selecting whatever course you intend to do. But what is more important is the fact that you must take at least one of the subjects. A Trade subject that you would participate in. For instance, you can either apply for Data processing, Furnitures, Welding, amongst other options that you have. The subjects in itself is a core subject that you must pick. Nevertheless, you have the opportunity of selecting whatever field of the Trade subject, i.e Bitcoin Technology.

As to whether I should make it private or public, it's just something that I am still considering, but the earlier would come if and only if the government have not responded the way I wanted, but I am very optimistic at this point in time that the government is going to listen to the Proposal that I have given to them and that they will be calling me in due time and I'm  also going to try to follow up to see that I get the response that I need from the government, but As for private? whether I will go private. It demands a lot of money and investments before we can achieve that and that's not something that I think one is fully prepared for. For now. So let's just watch out and be hopeful for the best.

Do you ever doubt your capacity to contribute to changing a country's regulations? I, for one, have serious reservations about such a prospect due to my limited public speaking abilities. Everything tends to get muddled when I engage with government matters, particularly when it comes to public speaking.

Everyone here acknowledges that the steps you're taking are commendable and wise. However, I'm curious about the preparations you made before daring to submit that proposal. Did you have to rely on close associates to assist you in the subsequent processes if it indeed moves forward? And is your knowledge of cryptocurrency sufficient to elucidate the significance of the proposal you've presented to them?

Wow this is so motivating! Thanks for this wonderful idea; I have been looking for a way to push for Bitcoin inclusion in our children's education. I guess you just gave me the idea on how this can be achieved. I will try to make this proposal in Rivers State where I come from.... I will try to access the governor through the deputy that happens to come from the same locality with me.

Our students really need to embrace this amazing technology as most of the syllabus are obsolete. Blockchain technology integration into the syllabus will open their eyes to the tech world and also give many of them the opportunity to even start  accumulating Bitcoin.

That's crazy AF.
Here, we all just keep murmuring about adoption and all and you guys are actually doing something in order to not just let BTC be adopted in the place alone, but also be taught to the students so that they understand the technology and divert their time and energy into crypto as well in order to wide-handedly welcome this industry and take their economy to the next level. Hats off to you buddy for what you did (and are still doing) and kept BTC ahead of everything. 🙏

Here's what I'm concerned about, does the OP really have enough knowledge about bitcoin to be able to answer every question if he has to explain it to the board before it is considered for approval? Like cryptocurrency hearings at US congressional sessions, a series of questions are difficult to answer and always cause controversy, so they have not yet made a common decision.

So I think, if OP does not prepare carefully, his plan will be very difficult to come true. Introducing bitcoin into education means revising the curriculum, which is not an easy task to undertake.

When you live in Nigeria and you walk amongst the common people, get to know the people, the struggle they face and the awareness of your environment, it’s hard not to think for the common good of the masses as a morally just individual.

It just gets bad when, Nigerian citizens that once walked in the shoes of the nothingness majority of its poor masses face, forget the struggles of a time past, only to dwell on the success of today through marginalization and stealing of the common wealth of the people. Just a few do this and the law haven’t really been on the side of its citizens in setting things right against the corruption within the political ranks. Instead, you find them using it against themselves with regards to support and political parties.

In all, Nigerians continues with there daily struggles, picking interest and opportunity in the cryptocurrency industry and social media to better there lives. It’s explosive and trying to do the best for once’s self and the people is what we do.

Wow, this one is really huge and never thought of getting to know about such a thing happening, like OP you went to the government, that's really impressive I must say and I admire your courage. With this act I believe in less than no time we would be hearing other governors taking a bold step to implement the use of bitcoin in our country and before you know everybody are talking and making use of it, I just imagine workers being paid with Bitcoin. Nice one OP.

I so much appreciate your efforts in taking bitcoin in a higher dimension in your region for people to benefit from bitcoin.  Bitcoin  technology something that is very important for young people to know,  it will help people and add a better value to them. It is so nice to accomplish this goal by getting to reach the governor of your state and for him to accept bitcoin without rejection. Young people really need bitcoin because bitcoin is taking over the monetary system of the new generation.

Will you agree with me when I say you don't have to have public speaking abilities though it's an added advantage, but that should not be the limit to contributing your quota to the government and your people. It's a government of the people, and any one else can go to the Governor like I did. It's the same believe I had that took me there and boom. It was a success.
It will require a teamwork going forward. Now waiting to hear from the government and will invite more helping hands to join the team. I don't want to take the credit alone, two heads are better than one. We will take the steps one by one starting with the retreat then we will advance. I want the government to fundamentally understand the technology, pressing more on the benefits.

I've always been in favor of all the positive aspects of Bitcoin gaining acceptance in society. When it helps increase Bitcoin's visibility, I won't deny the potential for personal gain as well.

That's what I mean, I've always believed that I lack the capability to lead individuals who are more competent in bringing that topic to the government. I'm always waiting for more competent individuals to take action so that Bitcoin can truly be advocated for and obtain better protection or freedom in my country.

My unsupportive environment has diminished my confidence compared to yours. Honestly, I'm proud to witness your efforts for the greater good of Bitcoin.

individuals who have competent abilities and can provide access to voice Bitcoin to the government also depends on how the government treats Bitcoin and provides its regulations.

We can see in developing countries Bitcoin or crypto is only given regulation as a commodity asset like in my country Indonesia.
It is not easy for Crypto to get freedom or hope for full adoption because it will be related to many parties and there will be pros and cons around it.

Especially if the environment is not favorable, there is no good chance of being able to develop or use it fully.
This is due to the risk issue of the crypto market which is volatile with high volatility.
This will be a big risk for beginners who don't know anything about the crypto market.

Wow that's great op. That's a big job and it's very admirable to do that. The topic of Bitcoin has now spread worldwide and many people are optimistic about Bitcoin. And Bitcoin has become a much easier payment medium for the youth. Because various restrictions, limitations, liabilities in the banking sector are becoming a major reason for youths to become more focused on Bitcoin. So the work you have done is really appreciable.

Same here. It was really surprising that some regular individual had a courage to propose something which are deemed to be illegal. Let's only hope that the request of the OP will be approved. For sure many people are then going to be proud of him. We can't just expect things like this to happen but if we really wanted to, we can also follow the footsteps of the OP. The government, or their officials can still think and talk about it and maybe approve it but it could take time. If in case Bitcoin is already fully legal on our country, there might still be people who are skeptical, or don't know about it. We can also encourage them here.

It's really good work I think your move is interesting, one can't believe that a man took Bitcoin proposal to the governor of his state. It's really nice of you to complete what no one else has done yet. And the governor of your state presented bitcoin everything is organized properly, which will impress everyone. To be honest no one has ever proposed Bitcoin to a state governor like this, and it's not an easy task. You have completed this difficult task, your hard work has made you successful, it is really interesting and a great job.

If the state Governor is 49 he is a young man who already the importance of bitcoin, this was the reason it was possible for op to have  access to the governor to summit the proposal. I so fancy the step op took to take this proposal to the desk of the state Governor,  what is left now is waiting for the governor to grant his request, but I feel their is a possibility that the governor will grant  the proposal as being a young governor and also with young people in his cabinet is also an advantage for the proposal to be granted. Op I appreciate you for promoting bitcoin,  it is a really a good work abd very impressive.

Thank you for the kind words. I am motivated to get more supportive comments from you. I will also suggest that you try out something similar at your country, state or local government. It could yield results too. I feel like the bid to make Bitcoin universal and widely accepted, we should collectively preach the gospel of Bitcoin and Blockchain technology all over the world. It's a fast growing technology that the world need to ravel with.

Although, it's a decentralized market, we can decide to create pockets of cohorts and retreats across the world to push the best part of the technology out there. Although, it's a complex tech, it could be more simplified than it is now and we can make the world more comfortable with it. What do you think?

That closing is very humble on your part,(op), on the contrary I think that you become a proposal to follow and in fact perhaps some will activate and take the step forward in each of their regions to make proposals.

Most countries have these mechanisms to ordinary people can make proposals, hence, all ventures are listened to and even financed, that is something that can be done, sometimes they are more bureaucratic in some country than others, it is also true that in some it is a mere formality and they are shelved.

Anyway, history rewards and time brings to light any good project that focuses on social aid, not only bitcoin directly as the issue that concerns us, there are many.

For someone who has had the good faith to do something, successes , you are the one who has given us good advice, in any case the message would be be patient, these things take time, thank you for dedicating it to the people around you.

The OP took a good step to boost the rate of bitcoin awareness and adoption in his state, which is well recommendable because we know how it is to book an appointment with the state government and even have the privilege to submit a proposal that the country has yet to legalize. I think if the government approves this request, the OP deserves an award for taking this bold step.

If bitcoin is taught to students in secondary school, they will have the foundation of bitcoin knowledge and will tend not to depend on the government to provide them job opportunities after high school if they can have small capital to further their bitcoin trading to save the government and also reduce the rate of unemployment.

I agree, if someone from government took this crypto and web3 as a good thing and will help his nation or local community into next level that could be great, people at young ages should learn it so that when they grew up they will not be easily scammed by people in this space . It is good and happy to see some politicians that are open to your ideas and will make it happen because the also believe on it.

You speak so confident that it makes me doubt that you're really a Nigerian but I love the optimism. Still the Nigerian government aren't the best when it comes to continue government. Each government comes in and do their own thing without completing what the previous government started and that's because of the different party system of producing a governor and the believe that the praises goes to the former government and party when their projects is continued. Also Nigeria government aren't pro Bitcoin that a state in the country can be implementing laws that support Bitcoin adoption while the federal government are banning banks from cryptocurency trading. Well this is going to be a welcome development because a win for one is a win for all so I look forward to now this ends.


This is why it's very important to vote in young politicians that aren't old and lack innovative minds, I don't believe an old governor would have bought into this idea or even accommodated it the way the governor has done. When we have youthful leaders the country can move forward, woth the rate at which Nigerian has shown interest in Bitcoin it isn't only right we have it been studied in our schools so we can educate the younger generation on how to make use of bitch and they start picking interest in it form a very young age.

You built your case up so well and presented the analysis that it seems almost difficult for the Governor of your province to ignore you. I like the points that you raised in your proposal particularly the issue of unemployment. Bitcoin means free and the government has to see it too. We already know that public awareness towards bitcoin is growing and you have played your role in the spread of it. I would be happy to get an update on this. You can send me a PM if you will be unable to share it with the community for whatever the reason may be.

The mate did a good job by pushing for Bitcoin adoption in his local government even though with alot of bottle neck governmental approaches towards Bitcoin and other related assets in its class, but then if the idea is properly thought out and the students understand of the bitcoin's advantages to the economy and how blockchain technology can revolutionize the world.


What is most important is even more important than a state-wide adoption, in some regions around the world, even though Bitcoin is not publicly adopted by the government but the citizens of such countries still engage in Bitcoin and take advantage of its numerous advantages.

Well noted. Mate, I will try as much as possible to share everything that I got as an update from the government here on the forum, but just in case, if I am unable to, I'll definitely put you up on a DM as well. Ultimately, this project will be the work of everyone. We are all the stakeholder in this, and I want us to all contribute in the success of this. So, since we are looking at starting up a retreat, if and only if we're able to do that, you would be briefed right before the program begins. God's willing. Thank you.

Very interesting stuff op. I applaud your effort to try and help improve BTC adoption to some extent even though I have no clue about the Nigerian government's stance related to BTC and cryptocurrencies in general.

This one post in this forum sheds some positive light on your country which is mostly recognised for negativity(Scammers etc).

For Bitcoin not getting to so many countries as in making use of it is just because of the government not letting it to be, and is really disturbing. So when I see something like this I just wish the government don't need to think twice about it, sign it and get it approved.
It is normal for people to be skeptic about it, you can't blame them (like they always say, what you don't know is bigger than you) and for them to start accepting it, is not going to be a day thing but let's hope for it to be as expected.

In terms of the level of adoption or usage by the countrypeople, Bitcoin is yet one of the most embraced new technologies amongst the young demographics in Nigeria. It users have continued to increase on a daily basis, over time. Especially amongst the most educated people and most enlightened climes.

The only set back or bottleneck (if we may address it as such), is the acceptability of the government to at least recognize the digital currencies and grant it the usage by its citizens. That in itself will shoot up the number of individuals, brokers, miners, investors and many more in the country, which will make the market more noteworthy, as the digital currency will be more credibly embraced and people can now develop that confidence through the PR activities of the government which is coupled with the fact that we live a highly populated country.

The government's adoption could also speedily bring out the implementation of the Bitcoin/Blockchain technology as a legal tender in the country. Banks and other government institutions with large volume of resources will begin to use Bitcoin for their transactions. Which will give Bitcoin that needed attention we're advocating for.

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, generally, still recognized or at least perceived as a scam here in my country as, of today, by many people and the government. Source (https://allnews.ng/amp/news/nitda-warns-nigerians-against-cryptocurrency-scams-on-tiktok-social-media) What will be able to change that narrative requires some serious work on communication and marketing. How I wish there's anything like a foundation where one can apply for grants to carry out such humanitarian efforts. A lot of people are still leaving in the Doomsday.

Nevertheless, let me share a bit of my next intended plan which is to take the idea to the public while we await the response of the government. I am still mapping out on how I can execute such plan but it won't take long before we will set out there.

I see these crusades as necessity and I am pretty sure with many convictions that this will help to uplift people from the bondage of fiat currencies.

This is amazing! Well done OP. Bitcoin is the future and it is for the best that even secondary school students learn about it on time as they will encounter it and probably opt in due to its numerous advantages, some of them may already know what it is. It is really soothing to know that it went well and he did not repel and I believe that he has seen the potential and how this implementation could improve his state and the country at large.

The restriction in the use of Bitcoin and other digital assets in Nigeria was effective under the past administration headed by Mohammadu Buhari. It was under his directive that they froze the accounts of a lot of crypto-based companies and fintech start-ups. Conversely, this new administration that took over government this year have shown willingness to allow digital assets to thrive. I captured one of their directives in this thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5461339.0) where the central bank have directed all banks to lift the restrictions placed on companies and individuals involved in cryptocurrency business.

So far, there have been a surge in Bitcoin awareness in Nigeria as Nigeria have remained at the top in countries with highest search of the phrases ‘cryptocurrency’, ‘invest in crypto’ and ‘buy crypto’ according to this article published by Coingecko (https://www.coingecko.com/research/publications/top-15-countries-most-curious-about-cryptocurrency)

Thanks for the share up buddy on which it is really that been followed by

United Arab Emirates
Singapore
Australia
.....
and so on...

Anything that do talks about lifting up those restrictions does really signify that they are really that making those reconsiderations and this is something that we do really like to see but its not really that shocking
that government would really be that still keen or imposing those kind of limitation of course if they would really be tending to accept nor adopt cryptocurrency which it isnt really just that limited to
Bitcoin but also in other coins/tokens as well  that we do have in the market. Propositions made out specially on what stated on OP is really that something commendable because it does really
take that huge courage on trying out to reach the main leaders of the said country which we know that not all does have that kind of courage inside on doing such step because
they arent really that prepared for whatever things that might happen into them, specially if the things been proposed didnt end up on being liked then you would really be facing
up some issues.

This is cool nice to see a brother take a bold step like this, and I must applaud your effort as it requires a grate courage for one to do this especially the kind of stress it might have caused you in other to access the government house.

Let’s just hope He keeps to his promise and take the proposal into consideration of investing and empowering the youth or any form of help that will aid in the adoption of bitcoin by the people in that locality, if the governor can take this to his fellow governors and discuss the same topic as it appear he is pleased with the information you gave to him, we might be expecting a grate news for mass adoption not just from the Ninja state but also from other states which the governor might have shared same information with trigger by his influence.

Nice job, OP!

This will help high school students learn about blockchain, which is great. But the teacher/trainer should also talk to them about the dangers of investing in Bitcoin because they're just starting their journey to college.
I once tried to convince a store owner to accept Bitcoin as payment, but they ignored me. After that, I didn't try that again.

Bitcoin has superior technology but it is being used primarily for investment rather than as a means of payment or currency.  that's why I usually don't support introducing bitcoin into education too early because if students only care about investing and neglect studying, it will be even more dangerous for their future.  the attraction of money is huge, so even if teachers give thousands of advice about the risks of investing in bitcoin, I still believe that they will ignore it and rush into investing.  so I really don't advocate introducing bitcoin into education too early.

To be completely honest, the action performed by Op is outstanding. Is there any new information regarding the action OP took at this time? Is there anything constructive the OP can think of to put his suggestion about the Bitcoin or cryptocurrency market he is currently a part of into practice?

Is there a set day or month when it will be implemented for the citizens of the OP's nation? Because of the good growth in adoption of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies that will occur if that is implemented.

Indeed ops have gained a lot of commendations for this sigler actions,  and many of us have been waiting for the next up dates from the ops to know what the current developments are and how we as a community can engage in this discussions professionally,  I know this thread is going to turn into a big discussions just like what we have with the El Salvador Bitcoin adoption thread also in this board.

Since this have to do with government and bitcoin adoption,  the topic have gone beyond just a discussion but have transformed into something bigger,  with soon-to-be more documents to support the claims,  I hope the ops get back to this thread soon with new updates on this development.

       -  Almost all of us on this forum platform are waiting for the outcome of the governor's office visit regarding the adoption of Bitcoin at their location. Because it is a government, I believe the outcome of his proposal in that regard will be lengthy. Except if the most signatory to Op mate's proposition emphasizes that.

Anyway, I'm amazed by his resolve just to believe in Bitcoin, which we also believe in. Perhaps, whether he responded or not to provide updates on the measures he did, the key thing is to demonstrate the suggestion he made.

OP this is amazing!


I love the move actually but the question is since the federal government is against cryptocurrency did you think a particular state can single handedly support crypto?

Though I won’t doubt the possibility given the way a lot of event on crypto currency has been happening in Northern Nigeria courtesy of Bitget exchange such as the BlockChain4Youths events and other cryptocurrency educational and enlightenment gathering.

I hope it works out absolutely.