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By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has slammed a N10 million fine and withdrawal of cheques on commercial banks using unaccredited cheque printers/personaliser. The apex bank disclosed this in its revised sanctions regime on defaulters of the Nigeria Cheque Standard and Nigeria Cheque Printers’ Accreditation Scheme (NICPAS). Among other things, CBN said: […] The post Banks to pay N10m fine for using unaccredited cheque printer appeared first on Vanguard News.

United Nigeria Airlines says a bird strike on one of its Airbus A320 aircraft led to precautionary inspections and flight delays at Port Harcourt International Airport. The post Bird strike delays United Nigeria airline’s flight at Port Harcourt airport appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Mr Otedola also discloses that the Dangote Group has embarked on an additional $12 billion expansion project. The post Otedola projects stronger naira as Dangote refinery hits full capacity appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The UN mission will support efforts towards a ceasefire between the DR Congo army and AFC/M23 rebels.

By Obas Esiedesa Electricity generation across the country is expected to dip temporarily as scheduled maintenance on a major gas facility will curtail supply to several thermal power plants. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Thursday announced that Seplat Energy Plc, a joint venture partner and key supplier of gas into the NNPC Gas […] The post Power outage looms amid scheduled power plants maintenance appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Babajide Komolafe The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) and the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank) have commenced a strategic partnership to mobilise long-term financing for the large-scale transformation of Nigeria’s sugar industry. The collaboration, agreed at a meeting in Abuja, will adopt the Engineering, Procurement, Construction plus Financing (EPC+F) model to fund viable sugar projects. […] The post NSDC partners NEXIM Bank to scale sugar project financing appeared first on Vanguard News.

The aviation regulator has appointed Augustina Erah to oversee its Directorate of Special Duties following an internal redeployment approved by the aviation minister. The post NCAA appoints new director of special duties appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

In a bid to lower high rates of gang violence and other crime, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced he’ll deploy the army to work with the police.

Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey is facing fresh criminal charges in the UK, after prosecutors added two further counts of rape linked to a new complainant.

Amid a drop in global cocoa markets, Ghana has slashed its farmgate cocoa rate paid to farmers. The move aligns the price with that of the international market to encourage more demand.