NIGERIA GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY LEGALISE THE USE OF BLOCKCHAIN : WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR BITCOIN ? On the 3rd of May 2023 during the “Federal Executive Council” meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) at the council chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Nigeria Government approves the official use of Blockchain technology in the country. A development that became public after the Minister of Communications and