CBN, NIBSS push deeper adoption of e-payment system, reward users

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) have further thrown their weight behind cashless policy with the ongoing Electronic Payment Incentive Scheme (EPIS). Speaking during the redemption of prizes in Lagos for the first three winners, representative of the Banking Payment System Department of the CBN, IsahAbubakar, said the apex bank will keep giving the desired support for the EPIS project.

He said cash-less banking will help in revolutionizing Nigeria’s economic development and enhancing efficiency in business.

He praised the process used in selecting the winners. He said the cash-less banking initiative is helping to promote financial inclusion and getting banking to the grassroots.

“The CBN is behind the incentive scheme and will support any project that takes banking to the grassroots,” he said.

The winners include AdeyinkaAdejuwon, who banks with GTBank, and was the first prize winner. He went home with N100,000; the first runner-up was Julie ChiomaUkwosah who banks with Ecobank and won N50,000 while the second runner-up, Jerry Boakye-Mensah banks with Diamond Bank and got a N15,000 cash prize.

Executive Director, Business Development at NIBSS, Mrs. ChristabelOnyejekwe, said it was the need to drive universal usage of electronic payments in the country that prompted the management of the CBN to approve an industry-wide incentive scheme and awareness campaign for electronic payments for stakeholders and users.

“The EPIS idea was first conceived in March 2013 which was followed by Workshop in December 2013 driven by NIBSS amongst other key stakeholders like banks, several card schemes among others. Following the submission of the proposal CBN approved the EPIS in September 2014 with a Go Live/Implementation date for November 2014,” she disclosed.

Continuing, she said the scheme is primarily focused to reward users of electronic payment in Nigeria and to further encourage greater adoption by all. “The incentive scheme will reward and appreciate usage across all channels with emphasis on channels of electronic payments that promote financial inclusion by aiming to identify and reward the cardholders, merchants and sales persons,” she said.

“In other to spice up a reasonable level of awareness and excitement in anticipation of the Loyalty Program for consumers and salespersons, we proposed an EPIS Monthly Raffle Draw Initiative targeted at all card users (POS transactions) within the Nigerian e-payment ecosystem”.

She said all winners are expected to have a valid Biometric Verification Number (BVN) for the authentication of their various bank accounts adding that Ernst & Young was appointed to ascertain the credibility of the process. Also, the initiative has been backed by Consumer Protection Council and National Lottery Regulatory Commission.

“Suffice to say that Electronic payment and card usage in Nigeria is still at its nascent stage as most transactions in the country are still done with cash. Go cashless, use your cards and support the CBN’s Payments System Vision PSV2020,” she advised.

Photo: Guiness World Records recognizes 112yr old Japanese as the world's oldest man

Yasutaro Koide, a 112-year-old resident of Nagoya, Japan, who recommends not smoking, drinking and avoiding stress as his secret to a long life, was on Friday August 21 officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man. Koide was born on March 13, 1903, and worked as a tailor. He became the oldest man with the death of Sakari Momoi of Tokyo in July at age 112.

Three of his seven children, two of his nine grandchildren and one great grandchild attended a ceremony at a nursing home where he was given a plaque and a green vase. Koike was beaming, but teary-eyed as those attending applauded.

"The best thing is to not overdo,” he said. He also recommended not smoking or drinking, and said his favourite food is bread. Koike also recommends “enjoying everything,” according to local reports that say he can read the newspaper without glasses.

The newspaper Chunichi Shimbun quoted a granddaughter, Aya Kikuchi, saying her grandfather once tended to be very strict about manners. “He was very stubborn, but he got nicer with age,” she said.

“His lifestyle is one that avoids stress.” One of the world’s fastest-ageing countries, Japan has about 54,000 centenarians. So many, in fact, the government is reportedly considering scrapping or scaling back a 52-year-old programme that presents each person reaching the century mark with an ornate sake dish and letter of congratulations from the prime minister.

The world’s oldest person is Susannah Mushatt Jones of Brooklyn, New York, who celebrated her 116th birthday on Monday.

Source: AP

Shameless Married Pastor Caught Servicing His Female Member In The Church...SEE

A supposed man of God, Prophet Femi Oseni, has been exposed by his wife, Doris, as a sex pervert who sleeps with his female church members, married and single.

 The 42-year-old woman who is an Evangelist in her husband's church, opened up in a divorce suit she filed before a Customary Court in Ondo town, Ondo State, that she had caught her husband of 12 years several times with other women but that the last straw that broke the Camel's back was when she caught him having sex with another woman on the floor of the church office.

Evangelist Doris wants the court to dissolve her marriage on the ground of adultery, desertion and lack of love on the part of the husband.

She revealed to the court that her husband’s behaviour towards her changed after seven years of their marriage with no child, and since then, he threw caution to the wind and has been sleeping with different women, most of whom were members of his congregation.

She narrated that on the day she caught her husband in the final act, he had left home to an unknown destination and was not seen for several days and then decided to go looking for him. She then traced her husband to his church in a village not far from Ondo town where she caught him red handed having sex on the floor of the church office with one of the women in the church.

As a result of this, she said she was fed up of the relationship and prayed the court to separate them.
Doris also accused the husband of having a child out of wedlock, who she said was a product of his extra-marital affairs.

But the 45-year-old Prophet Oseni pleaded with the court not to dissolve the marriage, saying he still loved the woman, whom he described as a virtuous woman that had been taking care of him since he married her.

But the President of the Court, Joshua Adunbi, would not buy his plea as he said that with the words and body language of the woman, she was no longer interested in the marriage, and therefore dissolved it accordingly.

Jay-Z Caught Fingering His Wife Beyounce In An Open Air ...See Photos

Jay Z is a grown ass man who can afford to do anything, anywhere with whoever including his sexy famous wife Beyonce! The power couple were spotted on a private yatch in a very bizarre situation. Looks like the big old G was having a deep foreplay with his wife in open air! Jay Z has no doubt thought many rappers to be committed to relationship and marriage but is he now teaching them to finger their women in public too?

Shameless Woman And Her Lover Disgraced Publicly After They Were Servicing Each Other In A Bush

This is madness, what the hell is the world turning into? a cheating wife was caught by her husband making love to another man somewhere in a bush close to the Anambra State University Uli, and some crazy elements (people) in the community decided to take laws into their own hands by forcing the adulterers to make love publicly, the woman’s husband was said to be present but left the scene after seeing the whole disgusting drama. My question is who are these people who allowed this to happen, what about the kids who would have seen this disgusting act?

Sad photo: Peter Bello's dad and mum at his funeral service

Pictured above are Mr and Mrs Kayode and Thelma Bello, the parents of late Peter Bello, the co-pilot of the ill fated Bristow helicopter. They were at his funeral service that held at the St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Calabar, Cross River State, yesterday August 20th.While paying their tribute, his parents said 

“We thank God for 26 years, for the wonderful times we shared with you. We thank God for your life and all it meant to us. We can only live with these memories. We are confident, blessed that God has better plans for us because He is a good God. Lord, help us to know you more. All we wish and pray is that your death brings others to know who God is. God is sovereign. We love you, we miss you. Rest in the bosom of the Lord.”.

Graphic: Pastor petitions police after his neighbour allegedly stabbed his wife & set his son on fire, killing him!

Pastor Mathew Asuquo, a resident of Ajegunle community in Lagos state has petitioned the Lagos state police command over the repeated attack on his family by one of his neighbors named Jane Osasa. Pastor Asuquo in his petition alleged that Jane had repeatedly attacked his family and nothing had been done to get her arrested even when he reported the case to the Ajeromi police station.

According to him, Jane who is known as Iron Lady in their community, had an argument in their compound with his wife, Cecilia on Mach 20th and while they were arguing, Jane allegedly stabbed his wife with a kitchen knife on her forehead. It gets more gruesome...*graphic photo after the cut*

He said he reported the case at the Ajeromi police station but Jane wasn't arrested neither was anything done to caution her. He said a similar incident happened on June 13th when the said Jane stabbed his daughter, Peace, on the neck. He reported the matter again to the Ajeromi police station but nothing was done. A third incident happened on August 8th when the same Jane attacked his niece who was on holiday in his house. Going by his previous experiences, he refused going to the Ajeromi police station and so he decided to go to the Area B Command in Apapa where he met a certain CSP Lukas who gave him a letter and referred him back to Ajeromi Police station. Officers at Ajeromi Police station after receiving the letter, picked up Jane who they detained and said will be charged to court the next day but was however released later in the evening.

He said on August 11th, the day his family and Jane were to appear in court, Jane along with her husband and one of her relative known as Danger, set his only son, Mathew, ablaze. He is demanding for justice. The person who shared the story - Iboro Tonye-Edet - said the boy, pictured below, has since died. He died on the 19th of August after succumbing to his wounds.

 A copy of his petition  

Mikelk Didn’t Take My Phone Calls – Sunday Oliseh

A lot of people were surprised to see that Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi’s was omitted from those that would play in the forthcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania, Well, new Super Eagles boss, Sunday Oliseh reveals why in new interview:

“I went to England on a Thursday and Chelsea was just coming back. We had fixed our visit to coincide with the end of their tour before they played Arsenal. I contacted Obi Mikel, called him on several occasions with no reply; sent him an SMS with no reply, went to London where he plays in the same club with Victor Moses. I called Moses, the phone rang three times and he picked it up and I spoke with him. Moses came to the meeting but he (Mikel) didn’t cme.”
I left to Liverpool to meet the other player and I spent about six hours to go there and back but there was no response from Mikel until I returned here. Till now I have not spoken with Mikel. I think it was yesterday (Wednesday) that I saw a missed call, so at the moment I don’t know what the situation is. No player is special, every player is the same, every other player we contacted and spoke with have been invited them” Oliseh said in a media parley yesterday in Abuja

What do you think???

LUBANGO, ANGOLA – JANUARY 25: John Obi Mikel of Nigeria during the Africa Cup of Nations Quarter Final match between Zambia and Nigeria from the Alto da Chela Stadium on January 25, 2010 in Lubango, Angola. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** John Obi Mikel

Tonto Dikeh Says She Has Been Married Long Before We Heard…Hmmm

Speaking with Channels TV recently, Newly married Tonto Dikeh aka Iyawo Churchill said:
“I have been for a very long time.. Just that I kept the secret to myself..and trying to enjoy married life..yea it just came out like 2-3 days ago.One mistake we do is having this very loud announcement on when you have been engaged and everything and its only normal that the media helps you destroy your marriage before you even get into your home. So,privacy is key in my marriage”she said

On how being married has influenced her person, She said:

“It has changed me a lot I could say. It has. It has changed my perspective of life. It has changed the way I think. For once, it has made me a very happy woman, something that i never used to have. Happiness is everything. If you are not happy, you can never be satisfied with what you have or you can never appreciate all the people. I think it has opened my eyes to be able appreciate people despite the fact that they are who they are. I thank God”

On the perception that she is very controversial, She said:

“I am a very straightforward person. I am like a book. I am just very open. I think the controversial part of me is something that the media has put upon me. It’s just unfortunate that sometimes I help them play that role because of anger. I get so angry sometimes and I help them play that role. But never again. I have leanrt a lot. Like I said before what marriage has done for me. Marriage has changed my perspective. Now, no body can push me to being controversial anymore this interview with re.Sometimes, I handled it really badly ,and sometimes handle it really good. I will say badly because I responded to negativity and that only just gave an approval that she is a controversial person But I am actually a very sweet loving and godly person.’Controversy is actually very far from me. I wouldn”t say that I have not experienced controversy from a very early age. I have. Even in secondary school when everybody thought I was the bad girl meanwhile I was the only virgin out of my school .Although I just like to hang around men rather than female and they just have this idea in their head. Oh I like wearing short skirts rather than long skirts. I have always had that thing with misconception. Only those who are very close to me understand me. I have been very stubborn about people understanding me.Like I don’t care if you understand me”

OK na…

Jennifer Lawrence leads Forbes list of highest-paid actresses with $52m

Jennifer Lawrence earned $52 million between June 2014 and June 2015making her the highest earning actress in the world in the last one year. And this is mostly thanks to her role as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games Trilogy which has so far grossed $2.3 billion worldwide.

Second is Scarlett Johansson, who earned $35.5 million in one year. See the full list after the cut...

1. Jennifer Lawrence: $52million
2. Scarlett Johansson: $35million
3. Melissa McCarthy: $23million
4. Bingbing Fan: $21million
5. Jennifer Aniston: $16million
6. Julia Roberts: $16million
7. Angelina Jolie: $15million
8. Reese Witherspoon: $15million
9. Anne Hathaway: $12million
10. Kristen Stewart: $12million
11. Cameron Diaz: $11million
12. Gwyneth Paltrow: $9million
13. Meryl Streep: $8million
14. Amanda Seyfried: $8million
15. Sandra Bullock: $8million
16. Emma Stone: $6.5million
17. Mila Kunis: $6.5million
18. Natalie Portman: $6million

Photos: UN Ambassador and actress Chika Ike visits Côte d'Ivoire

UN Ambassador and actress Chika Ike  recently visited Côte d'Ivoire for a media tour to promote her show. She was also received by the Ambassador. More photos after the cut...

Syrian man walks into his own funeral

A Syrian man witnessed his own funeral after pulling himself out from a mountain of rubble where he had survived for 36 hours.

It was believed that Mohammed Rayhan was among 117 people who had died when government forces shelled the market place in Douma, just over six miles north east of Damascus. His family had given up all hope when he failed to return home and started mourning Mr Rayhan’s death.

However after three days beneath the rubble he was extricated by rescuers.

With the dust still embedded in his beard and long hair, he returned home.

In doing so he interrupted the final day of mourning, much to the delight of his family.

Mr Rayhan is s now being called the “Living Martyr” after his miraculous survival.




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