N-POWER PORTAL FOR NEW APPLICATIONS

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NOT REOPENED N-POWER PORTAL FOR NEW APPLICATIONS YET

Our attention has been drawn to false and fraudulent reports circulating especially in the Social Media that new N-Power applications are now being received on the N-Power portal. There are also equally false reports and claims about an unauthorised request for vital personal information of beneficiaries such as BVN, Account Number, among others not known to the Presidency or any arm of the Federal Government.
Beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries of the N-Power Volunteer Corps should ignore such reports emanating from fake sources and outlets and only relate with bonafide presidency and FG sources and web portals (http://npvn.npower.gov.ng, http://npower.gov.ng). For the avoidance of doubt, legitimate communication about the N-Power is done through selection@npower.gov.ng or the relevant Focal Persons appointed by each of the 36 States and the FCT.
Any information that does not emanate from this identified sources or directly from the Presidency should be simply and outrightly dismissed.
Date for commencement of the next batch of volunteers for the N-Power program will be announced on http://npvn.npower.gov.ng and http://npower.gov.ng

JAMB REGISTRATION

JAMB will start sales of 2017/2018 UTME registraton March 20th March, 2017

The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) says it will begin the registration for the 2017/2018  (UTME) from March 20.

Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Public Relations made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) today in Bwari.

Benjamin said the date was fixed following an agreement that was reached on the harmonization of the examination timetable at a meeting with other exam bodies on Jan. 24, 2017.

“We will begin registration on March 20, while UTME is scheduled to hold in May.

“We are ready to commence the registration of the 2017/2018 UTME and Direct Entry forms on the said date,’’ he said.

It added that candidates can choose to either take the mock examination or not.

The board also disclosed that Interswitch Payment on the e-Facility portal has been temporarily disabled and that the list of its accredited centres will soon be announced.

THREE BANKS TOOK OVER ETISALAT NIGERIA

THREE BANKS TOOK OVER ETISALAT NIGERIA

Three Nigerian banks (Access bank, Guarantee Trust bank and Zenith bank) took over Etisalat

Nigeria. The communication company allegedly fails to repay a loan of over N541bn it secured from the consortium in 2015.

      A source at NCC disclosed that the commission tried its best to ensure the situation didn’t degenerate to taking over of the telecoms company but that pressures from the banks became so intense it had to allow the action.

        The report says the loan involved a foreign-backed guaranty bond and was given to Etisalat to finance a major network rehabilitation and expansion of its operation in Nigeria.

After failing to service its debt since 2016, the banks reported the company to the Central Bank of Nigeria and communications sector regular NCC.

Etisalat blamed its inability to fulfil its obligation to the banks on the current economic recession in Nigeria but the banks replied that Asset Management Company of Nigeria regulations demanding immediate cut down on the rate of their non-performing loans give them no other option.

Vice President for Regulatory Affairs at Etisalat Nigeria, said Etisalat missed payments due to an economic downturn in Nigeria, currency devaluation and dollar shortages on the country’s interbank market.

The Nigerian banks include Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank and Zenith Bank. The new development is coming after the telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, tried a couple of times to mediate issues between the telecoms company and the banks without results.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/non-payment-of-n541bn-loan-three-banks-take-over-etisalat-nigeria/

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Non-payment of N541bn loan: Three banks take over Etisalat Nigeria

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/non-payment-of-n541bn-loan-three-banks-take-over-etisalat-nigeria

Non-payment of N541bn loan: Three banks take over Etisalat Nigeria

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Non-payment of N541bn loan: Three banks take over Etisalat Nigeria

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/non-payment-of-n541bn-loan-three-banks-take-over-etisalat-nigeria/

FG PAYS AKWA IBOM NPOWERITES

FG PAYS AKWA IBOM NPOWERITES

The prayer of the Akwa Ibom NPowerites has finally been answer as FG pays their first stipend yesterday. This to me is a stepping stone in fulfiling the promise made by the APC administration during their electioneering campaign. Although the alert did not specified the month of payment, but Akwa Ibom NPowerites as really shown their happiness by posting some chats in a whatsapp group and some social media platform.

Payment started tomorrow and is hope to continue till they are done. Below is a sample of alert received by a volunteer this morning in Akwa Ibom State. However some members expresses their feelings for not receiving alert from some banks which could be as a reason of late verification.

[12:07 PM, 3/2/2017] +234 701 325 9927: "Anyone from diamond where never received     alert. From Diamond bank but ave not seen mine"                       
[12:09 PM, 3/2/2017] +234 701 325 9927: "Pls what is happening with Diamond bank? Ave seen mind up till now".

The Akwa Ibom NPowerites are waiting for the verified stamp to appear on their online portal and the device selection to be the next action by the NPOWER TEAM.