Ecobank, GTB Lead eNaira Adoption in Nigeria

Ecobank and GTB are currently leading in customers adoption of the eNaira. eNaira is Africa’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in October.

A report by TheCable says with more than 2,000 merchant wallets active, about 20 percent are domiciled with Ecobank, while GTB has majority of the consumer wallets activated by users amongst the top 10 financial institutions in the country.

BREAKING: LSSTF PRESENTS 50 BRAND NEW VEHICLES TO LAGOS POLICE COMMAND

By Oki Samson

In furtherance of its efforts at supporting security and ensuring peace in Lagos state, the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has today donated 50 Nissan pick ups vehicles to the Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Police.

BREAKING: Chief Of Army Staff, Attahiru, Wife, Others Dies In Plane Crash

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and his wife, Fati, have died in a plane crash involving a Nigerian Air Force aircraft.

Covid-19: Pandemic have now killed three million people across the world - as countries see surge in cases

A woman writes a name
of her deceased loved
one at the Old Town
Square in Prague,
Czech Republic (file pic)

The global death toll from coronavirus has topped three million people amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.

Coronavirus: President Buhari Approves Immediate Release Of N15bn To Lagos, NCDC

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate release of N15 billion to the Lagos State government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to help curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country.

In a series of tweets on Thursday via his official page, the President revealed that the approval followed the extensive briefings he received recently on the state of the nation, as it relates to the Covid-19 pandemic.

He ordered that the sum of N10 billion grant be immediately released to Lagos State to boost the government’s capacity to control and contain the outbreak, as well as support other states with capacity-building.

Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus In Nigeria Rise To 44

Two new cases of COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, have been confirmed in Nigeria.

One of the new cases was confirmed in Abuja and another in Bauchi State.

According to the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the cases have travel history to Germany and the UK

Governor Bala Mohammed is the confirmed case in Bauchi State.

JUST IN: Medical Supplies Donated By Chinese Billionaire, Jack Ma To Fight Coronavirus Arrives Nigeria

Medical supplies donated to African nations by Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, have arrived Lagos.

The shipment, which came through an Ethiopian Airlines flight, carried 5.4 million face masks, 1.08 million detection tests, 40,000 sets of protective clothing and 60,000 sets of protective face shields.

Receiving the donation on Tuesday in Lagos, Firihiewot Mekonnen, General Manager, Ethiopian Airlines, Nigeria, said, “We appreciate the donation of the Jack Ma Foundation and the generosity of Jack Ma.

Breaking: Another of the Tinubus Is Dead

Mr Deji Tinubu, the special adviser to governor Akinwunmi  Ambode of Lagos State on commerce and industry is dead. 

Deji Tinubu slumped and died in Epe, where the retreat for Ambode’s newly announced appointees was being held. 

Details soon…






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