The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked the claims that its website was hacked by malicious persons.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Ag. Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Osita Nwanisobi.
CBN in a statement said, “contrary to claims in the social media alleging that the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) (www.cbn.gov.ng) has been breached by malicious persons, we wish to state categorically that our website is secure.
“We wish to assure the Nigerian public and indeed all our other stakeholders that the CBN website is adequately protected and that there is no cause for alarm.
“We also wish to advise members of the online community to desist from peddling false news aimed at undermining the integrity of the Central Bank of Nigeria, which is our collective asset,” the statement said.
