Tinubu approved a new executive order to regulate virtual assets, establish a coordination council, launch a sandbox, and develop a sector tax policy.

The directive, issued under Section 5 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), aimed at harmonising the regulation of virtual assets, strengthening oversight and promoting responsible innovation in Nigeria’s digital economy.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed an executive order on Virtual Assets Coordination, 2026.In a statement, Tinubu's media office on Friday said the

It responds to a regulatory environment that has become fragmented as virtual assets increasingly blur the traditional boundaries between currencies, money, commodities and securities.