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CBN warns Nigerians of fake eNaira social media accounts

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2021

The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned Nigerians to beware of fake social media handles of eNaira. President Muhammadu Buhari launched the central bank digital currency, called eNaira, on Monday. To access the eNaira, users have to download the ‘speed wallet’, which allows users to conduct

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Coup: World Bank suspends aid to Sudan

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2021

The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. “I am greatly concerned by recent events in Sudan, and I fear the dramatic impact this can have on the country’s social and economic recovery and development,” World Bank President David Malpass said in a […]

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Makinde sells Oyo to the World at Agribusiness Summit

Daily Dispatch October 26, 2021

…says state will continue to re-engineer agribusiness devt Oyo State Governor, ’Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, said that his administration will continue to re-engineer agribusiness development in Oyo State, with a view to expanding the economy of the state.The governor, who was speaking at the Oyo State 2021 Agribusiness Summit, held at the International Institute for […]

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Gbajabiamila wants law to enable govt. collaborate with private sector on privatisation, PPPs

Daily Dispatch October 26, 2021

•As Okoh Says, 234 Public Enterprises Successfully Transferred To Private Entities Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has stressed the importance for Nigeria to think critically and act decisively to put in place a legal framework for Privatisation and Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) which allows the government to collaborate with the

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eNaira: 33 banks join platform as CBN mints 500m

Daily Dispatch October 25, 2021

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said 33 Nigerian banks have joined the eNaira platform and the apex bank has minted N500 million worth of digital currency. Ememfiele said this at a ceremony to launch Nigeria’s Central Bank Digital Currency on Monday, at the presidential villa, noting that the platform […]

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VAT: Rivers not fighting FG over tax collection power, says Gov Wike

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2021

Rivers state governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said that against insinuations, the state is not at war with the federal government over who to collect the controversial Value Added Tax (VAT). Wike however said that the state is not a slave to the federal government and will continue to pursue what is right and […]