MasterCard to Power Nigerian Identity Card Program

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MasterCard to Power Nigerian Identity Card Program

***13 Million Cards to be issued first, in largest card rollout of its kind in Africa


Cape Town, South Africa – May 8, 2013 – The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard today announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa the roll-out of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards with electronic payment capability as a pilot program. The National Identity Smart Card is the Card Scheme under the recently deployed National Identity Management System (NIMS). This program is the largest roll-out of a formal electronic payment solution in the country and the broadest financial inclusion initiative of its kind on the African continent.

Etisalat finally drag Saka to court for porting to MTN

Saka’s Yellow Port Of Cash
Welcome to Port Saka, Where everything is yellow and the smell of money perfumes the air…


Our wise fathers lied. Wetin we dey see now with our phones and London Blackberries, even if they climb Mt.Everest, them no go see am. They said when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. But these days when 2 elephants fight, na the grass dey celebrate Christmas. How? Check out my man Saka. In the MTN vs Etisalat saga, na only Saka dey chop money scatter. Saka don port go, come pot N20M from MTN. Cool twenty milla.

Religious Violence: Christian Vs Muslim Clash Killed 20 In Taraba State

According to an anonymous source, over 20 people were killed on Friday during a violent fight between Christian and Muslim mob in Taraba state.

“We have recovered 20 bodies from the violence so far,” the source said Saturday, adding that the unrest had occurred in the town of Wukari, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the state capital Jalingo.

NIGERIA’S PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: The curse of mismanagement of funds

…How billions are spent without being accounted for
Last week would not be the first time that the Public Accounts Committee, PAC, of the Senate would unearth massive reckless spending on the part of the executive arm of government.  Since 2001, that committee of the Senate had always investigated and reported that huge sums of money were being frittered away.

The funds, in trillions, were recklessly mismanaged by the Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan administrations.  This report chronicles the massive mismanagement of funds since 1999 as captured by the Senate and concludes that, on account of this, Nigeria’s moment of development may still be light years away.

Our private jet cost N7bn, not N9bn –Amaechi

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday said contrary to reports, the state government’s private jet costs $45m (N7.1bn) and not $57 (N9bn).

The governor said this through his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, in an interview with our correspondent in Port Harcourt.

Jailed Boko Haram rebels seek pardon

Al Jazeera gains exclusive access to captured fighters who ask Nigeria's government for amnesty.

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Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Are Getting Married!

It’s official: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are planning on getting married very soon and have even set a date!! Well thats if we are to believe Radar Online.

After months of will-they-or-won’t-they speculation, the couple has decided to tie the knot in a lavish wedding in the Los Angeles area right after the birth of their child..

Commercial Madness: Lagos Bus Driver Strips LASTMA Official Half Naked

Commercial Madness: Lagos Bus Driver Strips LASTMA Official Half Naked

A 35-year-old commercial bus driver, Abraham Ikujunni, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and stripping an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, half naked. According to LASTMA authorities, the bus driver allegedly stripped an official, Oyeyemi Olusola, ripping his pair of trousers apart. It was learnt that the incident occurred in the Ikorodu area of the Lagos State. The suspect was accosted for not wearing a seat belt before the incident occurred.

I ‘ll contest presidential election again in 2015 — Buhari

Minna—Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said he “will surely seek the mandate” of Nigerians in the 2015 presidential election under the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC.

Buhari who lost the 2011election on the platform of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, however said he was ready to step down for any other better candidate that may emerge under the new party.

He spoke in Minna, capital of Niger State during the maiden edition of Sam Nda-Isaiah Annual Lecture Series, saying that politics should not be seen as a do-or-die affair.

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