Category: Business
CBN DIRECTS BANK TO PAY CUSTOMERS OVER THE COUNTER WITH N5, N10, N50 AND N100
01 Feb 2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks to, henceforth, pay customers over-the-counter with the lower Naira denominations. These include N100, N50, N20, N10 and N5 notes regardless of how much a customer is withdrawing. This is contained in the Banker’s Committee directive to all commercial banks in the country while also announcing […]
Continue ReadingPetrol scarcity sparks a protest in Edo, South-South Nigeria
31 Jan 2023
VisioTalks saw a video of the protest on Monday morning, which showed fires on the road and thick smoke billowing from the burning materials. Hundreds of protesters blocked roads in Benin City, the Edo State capital in South-South Nigeria, on Monday, protesting the ongoing fuel shortage and price increase. According to the video’s narration, “This […]
Continue ReadingFG trains 100 youths on modern vulcanizing services In Maiduguri
31 Jan 2023
The federal government has revealed that it trained one hundred youths in modern vulcanizing services in Maiduguri, Borno State. Prof Mohammed Haruna, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, made this disclosure in a statement issued on Monday by the commission’s Deputy Director, Information, Mr Olusegun Ayeoyenikan. Mohammed […]
Continue ReadingTRADERS DECRY MONUMENTAL ECONOMIC LOSSES DURING MONDAY SIT AT HOME
31 Jan 2023
Traders in Anambra state, under the umbrella of Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders Association, ASMATA have decried what they identified as monumental economic losses they incur on weekly basis during Monday’s sit-at-home exercise in the state. They however called for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu […]
Continue ReadingMan warns Nigerians about the circulation of counterfeit N1000 notes (VIDEO)
30 Jan 2023
A Nigerian man has expressed concern about the fake N1000 note that is already in circulation. The man recounted in the viral video that the fake Naira note was given to him by people who runs POS He did, however, explain the simplest way to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit Naira notes. The difference between […]
Continue ReadingCBN extends the deadline for naira swaps
30 Jan 2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, extended the deadline for exchanging old naira notes on Sunday. Emefiele stated in a press release issued on Sunday that the new deadline is now February 10, 2023. He disclosed that 75% of the N2.7 trillion held outside the banking system had been recovered. He stated: “We are happy […]
Continue ReadingNCC CEO Danbatta named Vanguard’s Personality of the Year
30 Jan 2023
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), received the 2022 Regulator of the Year Award at the 11th Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards. Several Nigerians who have distinguished themselves as achievers of excellence in their various fields of endeavor were honored at a glamorous ceremony on […]
Continue ReadingCBN DIRECTS BANKS TO OPEN ON SUNDAY
30 Jan 2023
In the bid to mop up all the unwanted old Naira notes still in circulation, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks in the country to also work tomorrow Sunday. The Director of Currency Operations, Ahmed Umar disclosed this to journalists during a press conference in Katsina on Sunday. He also said […]
Continue ReadingNBTE divides mass communication courses in higher education institutions
29 Jan 2023
Professor Idris Mohammed Bugaje, Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, stated on Saturday that mass communication as a course of study has been divided into three categories. He explained that, unlike in the past, mass communication is now divided into Journalism and Media Studies, Strategic Communication and Media Studies, and Film and […]
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