BVN Extension: CeBIH advocates prompt enrolment by customers
“The four months extension seems a long period, but customers should not delay or postpone their enrolment - it is better to do it now. Customers should not wait a few days to October 31st to avoid last minute registration rush and avoid spending hours in banking halls. They should also remember that they can enroll for their BVN from any branch of their bank, hence there is no need to wait till when you can visit the branch where the account is domiciled”, he said.
APC, PDP battle over $5.5bn NLNG dividend
THE All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to account for $5.5 billion realised from Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) since 2004.
Zenith Bank records another first with three BIS certifications
Zenith Bank has become the first company in Nigeria to achieve at once three certifications from British Standards Institution (BSI). Last week the bank achieved the BIS certifications for Information Security Management System ISO/IEC 27001:20013, IT Service Management System ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 and Business Continuity Management System, ISO 22301:2012.
Accion MfB eyes low income earners in PH
Accion Microfinance Bank (AMfB) is targeting micro entrepreneurs and low income earners in Port Harcourt (PH) Rivers State with a viewing to expanding beyond Lagos. The bank with about 20 branches in the south west region has been operational since inception in 2007.
OPS wants takeoff of SMEs Development Bank
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture arms of the Organised Private Sector, OPS, have called for the take off of the SMEs Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) without further delay. Vanguard learned that since the Bank with $1 billion capital base was inaugurated last year by the Federal Government to cater for the credit needs of manufacturers in the micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sectors of the economy, it has neither office nor Board of directors.
NCC, stakeholders disagree on call interception, licensing regulation draft
Stakeholders in the nation’s telecommunications industry yesterday openly disagreed with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC on its planned introduction of lawful interception and licensing regulations.
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nation’s telecommunications industry yesterday openly disagreed with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC on its planned introduction of lawful interception and licensing regulations.
They argued that even though, the Commission is empowered in its Act to make regulations, such must pass through the legislative procedure to invalidate the existing laws in the constitution.
This position was canvassed at the public inquiries on the draft, Lawful Interception of Communications (LI) Regulations and Licensing Regulations organized by the NCC.
The draft LI Regulations aims to provide a legal and regulatory framework for the lawful interception of communications in Nigeria as well as the collection and disclosure of intercepted communications.
Also, it is expected to specify the nature and type of communications to be intercepted, penalties for non-compliance and measures to safeguard the privacy of citizens as contained and guaranteed under the Nigerian Constitution.
