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LAUNCH OF eNAIRA ELICITS REACTIONS

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BY CHRIS TONY AKHABUE The launch of  eNaira at the State House, Abuja, on Monday, the 25th October, by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhamadu Buhari, has continued to elicite reactions from Nigerians.  According to the Director, Corporate Communications of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Osita Nwanisobi , the launch of eNaira by President Muhamadu Buhari  is  the culmination of several years of research work by the Central Bank of Nigeria in advancing the boundaries of payments systems in order to make financial transactions easier and seamless for every strata of the society.  According to him, the eNaira marks a major step forward in the evolution of money. In a Press Release made available to the Press, he said the eNaira marks the evolution of money and that the Central Bank of Nigeria is committed to ensuring that the eNaira, like the physical Naira is accessible by everyone. He said," given that the eNaira is a journey, the unveiling ma

LAUNCH OF eNAIRA ELICITS REACTIONS

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BY CHRIS TONY AKHABUE The launch of  eNaira at the State House, Abuja, on Monday, the 25th October, by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhamadu Buhari, has continued to elicite reactions from Nigerians.  According to the Director, Corporate Communications of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Osita Nwanisobi , the launch of eNaira by President Muhamadu Buhari  is  the culmination of several years of research work by the Central Bank of Nigeria in advancing the boundaries of payments systems in order to make financial transactions easier and seamless for every strata of the society.  According to him, the eNaira marks a major step forward in the evolution of money. In a Press Release made available to the Press, he said the eNaira marks the evolution of money and that the Central Bank of Nigeria is committed to ensuring that the eNaira, like the physical Naira is accessible by everyone. He said," given that the eNaira is a journey, the unveiling marks the firs

CHIEF FRANCIS INEGBENIKI, POSITIVE CHANGE APC NEEDS NOW

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By: Chris Tony Akhabue It is pathetic but undeniably reprehensible, that  the greatest undoing of the Nigeria State has never been the  lack of result oriented ideas. What socio political analysis have most often times referred to as cluelessness, is, most times, not the lack of profitable and result oriented ideas, but  the lack of will power to do the right thing at the appropriate time. Edo APC, if we must face the reality on ground, suffered a devastating blow during the last governorship election in Edo State with the exit of the governor, Godwin Obaseki from the party That singular action momentarily affected the internal party oneness and structural composition and consistency. From that moment till lately, the party has been trying to regain its lost  glory. Accomplishing the task of rebuilding the ruins of the All Progressives Party at this point in time, when the ruling   Edo Peoples Democratic Party seems to be losing hold and focus and heading for a possible gra

OSHIOMHOLE HAS DONE WELL. SHOULD BE HONOURED NOT VILIFIED

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History is replete with deeds of great men and women ensnared with insatiable obsession of patriotism  that signposts them as species possessed by unfathomable quest to change the narratives of their generation. An individual with a good character chooses to do the right things at the right time because he or she has the moral conviction that such line of action is the right thing to do at that point in time. In so doing, the possibility of others to misrepresent or misunderstand such intentions could be high no matter how noble such deeds  may seem to be. Honesty, self-respect, self-control, self-sacrifice, accountability, considerations for others are some of the basic features ingrained in individuals with excellent strength of character as seen visibly demonstrated in the life and conduct of Comrade Adams Aliu Oshiomhole. Speaking to newsmen  in a chat at his residence in Benin City, the Edo State capital, over the weekend, a one time local government Chairman,  Esan So