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This comes days to its official launch on October 1st as earlier disclosed by the Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele. The site, on its welcome note, said the eNaira is a Central Bank of Nigeria-issued digital currency that provides a unique form of money denominated in Naira. It reads: Below are some things you should know: It is a digital storage that holds the eNaira. It is held and managed on a distributed ledger. It can be used for remittance which includes cheaper diaspora remittance option. It is traceable, hence, fraudulent activities can be traced. It can be used for both international and local trade. It has a unique identity and security structure It is exchanged peer to peer. It is universal – anybody can hold it. It does not yield any interest. Payments can be made by scanning QR codes. You can monitor your e-wallet activities. To create an e-wallet account, for smartphone users, download the eNaira app (termed “Speed”) from either the Google Play Store or Ap

Armed robbers broke into a branch of Wema Bank in Iragbiji, headquarters of Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State, on Tuesday, killing a policeman. A resident of the town, who spoke with Daily Trust, said the robbers also attacked the police station in the community. The deceased policeman was simply identified as Ahmed. According to the eyewitness, the armed robbers who also attacked the police station shot the policeman who exchanged fire with them. The robbers, who reportedly operated for about 30 minutes, carted away money from the bank located beside the palace of the traditional ruler of the town, Oba Abdulrosheed Olabomi. The Police Public Relations Officer for Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, a reinforcement team had been deployed in Iragbiji. Recently, a commercial bank in Iree, near Iragbiji, was robbed and a policeman was shot dead.

The physical verification exercise was extended from September 24 to September 30, 2021. The N-Power authorities disclosed this in a message on its verified Facebook page on Friday. Beneficiaries of Batch C must pass through the physical verification before they are posted to their places of Primary Assignments (PPAs). “The ongoing physical verification exercise for the N-Power Batch C, Stream 1 has been extended by a period of 1 week.

A former governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi, has said the Nigerian economy is about to collapse.... ODUN OLOJO 2021 A former governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi, has said the Nigerian economy is about to collapse. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Kaduna Investment Summit, tagged KadInvest 6.0, Sanusi said aside the fact that Nigeria is having difficulties in oil production, the product is now being rejected in the global market. The former Emir of Kano said the “goose laying the golden egg for Nigeria is about to die”. He said the future lies in a knowledge-based economy, adding that Nigeria is behind many African countries in innovation index. He lamented that, while Ghana with a smaller economy invests more in education, Nigeria spends only seven per cent of its budget in that direction. “Only eight of every 100 Nigerians who start primary school completes university.” “Globally, work is being redefined; 30 to 40 per cent of worke

Ahead of the 2023 general elections prominent Nigerians have established a third force, Rescue Nigeria Project, RNP, to give Nigerians alternative platform to the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Founders of RNP include former governor of Kwara state, Ahmed Abdulfatai, Prof. Pat Utomi, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, former Governor of Cross River state, Donald Duke, Senator Lee Maeba, Usman Bugaje, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Amb. Nkoyo Toyo, Yomi Awoniyi, Dr. Rose Idi Danladi, Dr. Sadiq Gombe among others. Delivering his keynote address, Abdulfatai lamented the state of the nation, noting that the high level of nepotism and lack of inclusiveness have given rise to agitations by different ethnic groups. He recalled that in 2015, Nigerians embraced change, adding that today, “that change appears to be what we didn’t expect, as insecurity has taken over the nation.”

Fifteen years after the last census, Nigeria is likely to have another headcount next year. President Muhammadu Buhari has given the National Population Commission (NPC) the nod to conduct another census in May, it was learnt at the weekend. It was also gathered that N20 billion has been projected for the plan. It is expected to be included in the 2022 budget. It was gathered that the President might consult the Council of State as statutorily required under the Third Schedule, Part 1 (5) of the 199 Constitution. The council is made up of the President, the Vice President, former presidents, all former heads of the government of the federation, all former Chief Justices of Nigeria, the President of the Senate , the Speaker of the House of Representatives, all the governors and the Attorney-General of the Federation.

All arrangements have been concluded by the Modakeke Islamic Grammar School Old Students’ Association to hold founders’ day and global alumni reunion of the school on Saturday 25, September 2021. The event which is a precursor to the golden jubilee anniversary scheduled for next year when the school would clock fifth years shall play host to different personalities from all works of life across the globe who are graduates of the school. This was contained in a press statement released by the chairman of the planning committee for the event, Dr. Abdulwasiu Akinbode, a copy that was made available to CityMirrorNews on Monday. The statement reads, “As part of efforts for the golden jubilee anniversary of our school, we have scheduled a founders’ day and alumni reunion for this Saturday 25th September 2021” “This event would be the largest gathering of Old Students Association from all works of life so far and we have scheduled many activities for the day” “We are at a time there is need f

Marvel has released the trailer of its upcoming superhero film, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" - Marvel's first film with an Asian lead. The trailer introduces the lead character Shang-Chi, who's known in the comics as Marvel's preeminent master of martial arts. "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" follows Shang-Li, a trained martial artist/assassin who flees from his father's guidance in favour of a normal life in America. But when the terrorist group Ten Rings threatens his existence, the titular character must reclaim his martial arts origins.

Good evening all. .. Below are the requirements for the physical verification exercise commencing on the 22nd of September 2021. I) Birth Certificate/Declaration of age 2) National identity card/ voters card/ drivers license/ international passport.  3)Local govt identification  4) Credentials ( certificates from  schools). 5) Nose masks  is  COMPULSORY  Pls note that all these must be neatly arranged in an office file with your names and one passport photograph at the back of each file. Pls let's use the time btw now and Wednesday to do all the above so that we can go straight to the exercise and we won't have to waste  time  . Pls note we will be attending to the first 100 beneficiaries on that day to avoid over crowding. To those that have shown great understanding concerning the challenges that brought about the delay in IFE EAST; Patience indeed is a good virtue, I implore you to keep it up..and to those that have  done otherwise..I understands,,..IT IS WELL .    Thank you

The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development says it has commenced the payment of arrears of stipends for batches A and B of the 2016 and 2018 volunteers of the N-Power programme nationwide. This is contained in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Bashir Alkali, on Friday in Abuja. Mr Alkali said the accounts of these 14,021 volunteers were flagged in March 2020 by the Federal Government payment system, the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System, GIFMIS, for various reasons. Security observation

Buhari said the loan request is an addendum to the 2018-2020 borrowing plan. He also asked the lawmakers to approve grant components of $125 million. His request was contained in a letter read out by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Tuesday. Mr Buhari also explained that the need to borrow more funds is to meet “emerging needs” of some “critical projects.” “I write on the above subject and submit the attached addendum to the proposed 2018-2020 external rolling borrowing plan for the consideration and concurrent approval of the senate for the same to become effective. “The distinguished senate president may recall that u submitted a request on 2018-2020 borrowing plan for the approval of the senate in May 2021.

The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed that bandits killed an Inspector, Awulu Yahaya, who was serving under Dansadau Police Divisional Headquarters. Addressing newsmen at the state police command, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ayuba Elkanah, said the Inspector was ambushed and killed by the bandits on his way to Gusau, the state capital. According to the commissioner, the deceased took permission from his DPO, Mr. Abdulahi Hussein, to go to a bank in Gusau to make some cash withdrawals. The commissioner further explained that on his way, he was attacked by the bandits, who killed him and made away with his motorcycle.

Education Credentials/Degree NYSC discharge Certificate for the Graduate Pogramme State Origin Certificate (Optional) Print your BVN details (Optional) Passport photograph A valid identity card N-power deployment letter printout with your Reference number. “After verification, please proceed to your Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) with your PPA letter (which is available for printing from your self-service portal under “Deployment’) and have it signed by the relevant PPA personnel. Finally, return to your self-service portal and upload the signed PPA letter.”

Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma said all is set for President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the State on Thursday, Sept. 9. The Governor disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Saturday. Uzodinma, who spoke upon his return from an official trip to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, said that the President would commission some “significant projects” executed by his administration. The Governor said that he visited Abuja to “address some political matters and some critical issues that are supposed to be handled in Abuja.”

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