Payment Service Bank (OPay), has announced a new charge on electronic transfers into personal and business accounts in compliance with Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) regulations.<\/p>
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In a notice to its customers on Saturday, Opay announced that from Monday, 9 September 2024, it will charge a one-time fee of N50 on transfers of N10,000 and above.<\/p>
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OPay clarified that the charges are requirements from the government and not a source of revenue for the payment platform.<\/p>
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The notice read; <\/p>
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\u201cDear valued customers, please be informed that starting September 9, 2024, a one-time fee of N50 will be applied for electronic transfer of N10,000 and above paid into your personal or business account in compliance with the Federal Inland Revenue Service regulations.\u201d <\/p>
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\u201cIt is important to note that OPay does not benefit from these charges in any way as it is directed entirely to the Federal Government.\u201d <\/p>
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The federal government has conducted a clearance operation at an illegal mining site in the Jaguna community of Yagba East local government area of Kogi State.<\/p>
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Solid minerals development minister Dele Alake, in a statement by his media aide, Segun Tomori, said the exercise was part of efforts to combat illegal mining and sanitize the sector.<\/p>
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He said mining marshalls, a special security unit established to secure mining sites, recently conducted the clearance operation to enforce compliance with the government\u2019s directive for the miners to vacate the area.<\/p>
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The minister on 19 July stated that an operation was conducted in the community to dislodge the armed illegal miners.<\/p>
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According to the minister, Jaguna, an area surrounded by forest, was raided by the mining marshals, resulting in the arrest of seven suspected illegal gold miners.<\/p>
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\u201cLabourers on-site were given a directive to vacate the area within five days.<\/p>
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\u201cInstead of complying, the miners mobilized additional workers and fortified the site with armed protection.<\/p>
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\u201cThe illegal miners also ignored appeals from traditional rulers and other community leaders to vacate the site to allow licensed mineral titleholders unhindered access to the area for legitimate operations.<\/p>
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\u201cTheir activities have prevented lawfully authorized miners from accessing the area covering four cadastral units, for 16 years.<\/p>
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\u201cReports indicate that the nefarious activities have gone unhindered for more than 20 years,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>
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It added that the situation necessitated the latest follow-up operation by the mining marshals.<\/p>
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\u201cFor over 16 years, the rightful mining license holders have been unable to access the location due to the activities of armed illegal miners.<\/p>
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\u201cActing on intelligence reports suggesting that the illegal operators had remained defiant, the Mining Marshals, last week, stormed the site, neutralized resistance from the armed gangs, and successfully cleared the area,\u201d it added.<\/p>","slug":"fg-conducts-clearance-operation-on-illegal-mining-site-in-kogi","picture":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/duclel6gj\/image\/upload\/v1725773507\/zpppojzrzu6on142hiwk.jpg","added_by":"Editor","tag":"","date":"1725773520"},{"id":1678,"post_id":"3b6a28a2-50bd-4a5d-bbd5-ac043ab89191","title":"First Lady Distributes Bags of Rice to 1,200 Vulnerable Women in Jigawa","category":"e13b2fa2-912b-49d8-9154-45fa18c76920","category_name":"News","subCategory":"","subCategory_name":null,"description":"
Muhammad Garba <\/strong><\/p> The Nigerian First Lady, Senator Mrs Remi Tinibu, has distributed 25kg bag of Rice each to over 1,200 physically challenged and old age women as palliative in Jigawa state.<\/p> Speaking at the distribution ceremony held at Banquet Hall Government House Dutse, Senator Remi Tinibu said, the selection of vulnerable women for the presidential palliative is part of the agenda broader aspect of \"Renewal Hope\" designed for all inclusion programs.<\/p> Remi Tinibu represented by the wife of Jigawa State Governor, Hadiza Umar Namad, reiterated her commitment to champion the implementation of policies and programs that will improve the socio-economic life of Nigerian women.<\/p> \"This food palliative we are distributing is specifically for vulnerable women, we paid this priority for the compassion we have for the group, and we will continue to accord them priority for a sense of belonging and humanity.\"<\/p> \"Empowering and assisting women is equal to empowering the family and we do hope this palliative will help the beneficiary's families in this trial period of social and economic challenges\" she stated.<\/p> Speaking at the occasion the state Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hadiza Abdulwahab said, the beneficiaries were selected in collaboration with stakeholders from across the 27 local government areas of the state.<\/p> In their remarks during the occasion, the beneficiaries thanked the wife of the president, the Jigawa state governor, and his wife for the kind gesture and promised to reciprocate the love and sense of concern before and beyond 2027.<\/p>","slug":"first-lady-distributes-bag-of-rice-to-1-200-vulnerable-women-in-jigawa","picture":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/duclel6gj\/image\/upload\/v1725725088\/rv3v5mahqkfmjtiqb99r.jpg","added_by":"Editor","tag":"First Lady, Jigawa, Vulnerable, Beneficiaries, Rice","date":"1725725362"},{"id":1677,"post_id":"e3635152-1a44-458b-9a2f-9e182739b9f3","title":"FENRAD Condemns 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undisclosed,\u201d the press statement signed by Comrade Nelson Nnanna Nwafor, Executive Director of FENRAD, reads in part.<\/p> FENRAD also criticized the government\u2019s handling of the Dangote refinery, saying that the decision to sell crude to Dangote in naira was unclear and contradictory.<\/p> \u201cWhat then did the order to sell crude to Dangote in the naira mean, if market forces and FX are to determine the price of Dangote\u2019s product?\u201d Nwafor asked.<\/p> The organization urged the government to create a competitive market by licensing local and artisanal refineries, citing the success of the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative (PAGMDI).<\/p> \u201cLet the federal government allow local players to come to the mainstream local market as the pain cannot continue,\u201d he said.<\/p> FENRAD also emphasized the need for Nigeria to move away from petrolism to clean, renewable, and smart agriculture.<\/p> It called on the government to expand the oil industry landscape by licensing qualified local refiners to help escape the looming energy crisis.<\/p> The organization also expressed concern over the financial handicap of the government, citing the NNPC\u2019s debt of $6 billion to its suppliers and the revenue shortfall in the 2024 budget due to the decline in oil prices.<\/p> <\/p>","slug":"fenrad-condemns-increase-in-fuel-ripce-urges-fg-to-lcense-local-refineries","picture":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/duclel6gj\/image\/upload\/v1725710750\/w7vqeljwed9edazhoaml.jpg","added_by":"News Desk","tag":"FENRAD, Local Refinery, Fuel, Price, Increase, FG","date":"1725710813"},{"id":1675,"post_id":"de4cbd93-769d-4637-83f5-8912b1d0fdda","title":"Ajuri Ngelale Steps Down as Tinubu\u2019s Spokesman","category":"e13b2fa2-912b-49d8-9154-45fa18c76920","category_name":"News","subCategory":"","subCategory_name":null,"description":" The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has stepped down from his role with immediate effect.<\/p> In a statement issued by the Presidency on Saturday, Ngelale said he had submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, informing him of his plan to proceed on indefinite leave.<\/p> Ngelale added that he has stepped down as the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen.<\/p> According to Ngelale, he stepped down from his role to deal with medical matters presently affecting his nuclear family.<\/p> The statement read, \u201cOn Friday, I submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President informing my office that I am proceeding on an indefinite leave of absence to frontally deal with medical matters presently affecting my immediate nuclear family.<\/p> \u201cWhile I fully appreciate that the ship of state waits for no man, this agonizing decision \u2014 entailing a pause of my functions as the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity and Official Spokesperson of the President, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen \u2014 was taken after significant consultations with my family over the past several days as a vexatious medical situation has worsened at home.<\/p> \u201cI look forward to returning to full-time national service when time, healing, and fate permit. I respectfully ask for some privacy for my family and me during this time.\u201d<\/p> (Punch)<\/p>
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