Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned the payment of cash into domiciliary accounts in the country. In a circular released on Wednesday and signed by Olakanmi Gbadamosi,
the director of trade and exchange, the central bank said its action
followed recent statements by individual banks suspending the payment of
foreign currencies into domiciliary accounts. Gbadamosi wrote: “The
Central Bank of Nigeria has considered the recent statements by Deposit
Money Banks (DMBs) concerning the large volume of foreign
This means the corp members may serve without payment. You can either
decide to serve or not. President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that his
administration will take all necessary actions to maintain and improve
the National Youth Service Corps scheme as a functional vehicle for the
promotion of national unity and integration. Mr. Buhari gave
the assurance after receiving briefing from officials of the Federal
Ministry of Youth Development, led by the Permanent Secretary, Rabi
Jimeta.
Erudite scholar
and businessman, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, is the new Group Managing
Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). YES
INTERNATIONAL! Magazine serves you some of the man’s secrets… He was born some 58 years ago. He hails from Onicha Ugbo, in Aniocha North local government area of Delta State.He is married to two women, Elizabeth and Mariam. The first wife, Elizabeth has three children – Nkem, Emeka and Uche.
Late
Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson suffered a stroke and three heart
attacks after a night of partying with younger women in Brazil - amid
claims that he took three Viagra pills. The 87-year-old flew into the country two weeks ago for a pleasure trip set to include a $200,000-birthday blowout in his honor but ended up being rushed to hospital on the eve of the celebration.
The immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill
Akpabio, is not happy with the state governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, for
attending a summer convention in the United States organised by Akwa
Ibom Indigenes abroad.
A former aide of Akpabio , who does not want
to be named, told our correspondent in Uyo, on Tuesday, that the former
governor had advised Emmanuel not to embark on the journey because the
trip was unnecessary, considering the cost it involved.
A Chinese man, Linq Quan, who is the managing director of Chinese Civil
Engineering Construction Company, is set to be honoured by the Ayangbure
of Ikorodu, Oba Kabir Adewale Shotobi, Adegorushen V for his immerse
contribution to Ikorodu land interns of construction works. The Oba told
journalists about the conferment in his palace on Monday, the 3rd of
August, 2015.
Ling Quan will be honoured with the title, Bobasona of Ikoroduland officially on the 15th of August, 2015.
If found guilty of the rape allegations levelled against him after a
trial, Timaya faces at least 8 years in jail. Photo: Instagram. Nigerian singer, Timaya is the subject of a rape allegation. The
accuser, identified as Shella B, kicked off the saga on Friday, July 24
by dedicating an Instagram account to ‘exposing’ the popular Nigerian
act.. Tagged exposingtherealtimaya, Shella accused the Bayelsa State-born singer of sexually assaulting her during his time in Atlanta on July 18, 2015.
A banker, Bawa Momodu, is standing before Justice I.E Ekwo of the
Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a 16-count
charge bordering on forgery, uttering and stealing to the tune of N27
million. He was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, after his arrest. The petitioner, Sterling
Bank Plc, alleged that Momodu, a former staff of the bank, stole the
said amount from the account of one of the bank’s customers.
