GTBank Says How Customers Can Solve BVN Challenges

GTBank Says How Customers Can Solve BVN Challenges

The management of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) has reacted to the current situation of anxious customers affected by the Bank Verification Number (BVN) deadline account lock-down.

Many bank customers have been affected by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) directive that all unregistered accounts within Nigeria be resticted from debit transactions, The Herald reports.

The bank responded by providing tips to help combat the difficulties associated with the situation.

 About Bank Verification Number (BVN)

With the increasing incidents of compromise on conventional security systems (password and PIN), there is a high demand for greater security on access to sensitive or personal information in the Banking system.

The BVN gives each Bank customer a unique identity across the Nigerian Banking industry that can be used for easy identification and verification at Point of Banking operations.

Biometrics refers to identification of an individual based on physiological attributes- fingerprint, voice, facial features etc. To address existing challenges with identity management, the Central Bank of Nigeria, in collaboration with all Nigerian banks launched a centralized biometric identification system tagged Bank Verification Number (BVN)

• Benefits
• Enrolment Process
• BVN Centres Outside Nigeria
• BVN Linking
• BVN FAQs

• Your BVN gives you a unique identity that can be verified across the Nigerian Banking Industry (it is not peculiar to one Bank)
• Your Bank Accounts are protected from unauthorized access
• Its reduces fraudulent activities on bank account
• Gives easy access to Banking operations
• Your BVN is accepted as a means of identification across ALL Nigerian Banks

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Be An Astronaut: NASA Seeks Explorers for Future Space Missions

Astronaut Joan Higginbotham. Image credit: NASA.
Be An Astronaut: NASA Seeks Explorers for Future Space Missions

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In anticipation of returning human spaceflight launches to American soil, and in preparation for the agency's Journey to Mars, NASA announced it will soon begin accepting applications for the next class of astronaut candidates. With more human spacecraft in development in the United States today than at any other time in history, future astronauts will launch once again from the Space Coast of Florida on American-made commercial spacecraft, and carry out deep-space exploration missions that will advance a future human mission to Mars.

The agency will accept applications from Dec. 14 through mid-February and expects to announce candidates selected in mid-2017. Applications for consideration as a NASA Astronaut will be accepted at:
http://www.usajobs.gov

PriceCheck of South Africa Records Y-o-Y Growth of 600% in Nigeria

Initially launched in South Africa, PriceCheck also expanded into Nigeria, the continent’s largest economy, in 2013. The platform now sees 25 million unique annual visitors across its two platforms, and has recorded y-o-y growth of 40% in South Africa and 600% in Nigeria, as savvy African shoppers look online for the best deals.

The largest African Price Comparison Service sold to Naspers in 2010 has just been reacquired by the original Founder and African Leading Tech Investor, Silvertree and Kevin Tucker.

Buhari, the Good Shepherd Surrounded By Wolves in Sheep Clothing

President Muhammadu Buhari is like a good shepherd who went looking for his lost sheep and then wanted to bring his sheep to greener pastures, but he found himself surrounded by wolves in sheep clothing.

He now wants to tame these wolves into shepherd dogs. But can wolves in the jungle be transformed into shepherd dogs when they live on eating sheep?  

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Nigerian Journalist Threatened for Alleging Rape At A Boys' School in Kano

NEW YORK, 30 October 2015 / PRN Africa / -- A radio journalist told the Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday that he had been threatened by three men after he reported on the alleged rape of students in a boys' school in Nigeria's northern city of Kano.

"The threat against Nasir Salisu Zango is a threat to the public's right to know what is happening in society," said Peter Nkanga, CPJ's West Africa representative. "CPJ calls on Nigerian authorities to ensure Zango's safety and apprehend the individuals behind the threats."

Emirates Airlines Partners With Oxford University To Launch Data Science Lab

Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab set to shape digital transformation of the whole Emirates Group

Thursday, October 29, 2015 — London, UK, 29th October 2015: Emirates has launched a data science lab in a five year partnership with Oxford University.

Employing a team of world-class scientists, engineers, social scientists and domain experts from Emirates and Oxford University, the Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab will examine new ways of forecasting demand and optimizing seat inventory across the airline’s global network driving immediate, tangible benefits to the Emirates Group. Longer term, the lab’s focus will be to redefine the customer experience through improved personalisation with individual customers.

This is What Donald Trump Should Have Titled His New Book

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AfDB Unveils Plan To Empower Nigerian Women in Agriculture

 
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AfDB Unveils Plan To Empower Nigerian Women in Agriculture

ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire, 28 October 2015 / PRN Africa / -- The office of the Special Envoy on Gender (SEOG) and the Department for Agriculture and Agro-industry (OSAN) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) commissioned a report, “Economic Empowerment of African Women through Equitable Participation in Agricultural Value Chains”. The study, which was launched in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in August 2015, identifies opportunities for women in four subsectors including cocoa, coffee, cotton and cassava sectors in Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Nigeria, respectively.

99.99 Percent of Nigerians Have Never Heard of Internet of Things

Do you know that 99.99 percent of Nigerians have never heard of Internet of Things (IoT) even though there are more than 67 million Nigerians on the internet?

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, which enables these objects to collect and exchange data.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_Things

Now the following are 17 'Internet Of Things' Facts Everyone Should Read by Bernard Marr of FORBES.

1. The majority of people (87%) have not heard of the term ‘Internet of Things’.
2. ATMs are considered some of the first IoT objects, and went online as far back as 1974.
3. Back in 2008, there were already more objects connected to the Internet than people.
4. This year, we will have 4.9 billion connected things.
5. And some predict that by 2020, the number of Internet-connected things will reach or even exceed 50 billion.
6.  In 2015, over 1.4 billion smart phones will be shipped and by 2020 we will have a staggering 6.1 billion smartphone users.
7. The IoT will connect many of the devices we have in our homes, from smart thermostats to smart fridges. Companies like Google GOOGL -0.59% and Samsung understand this. Google bought smart thermostat maker, Nest Labs, for $3.2 billion, and Samsung purchased connected home company SmartThings for $200 million.
8. By 2020, a quarter of a billion vehicles will be connected to the Internet, giving us completely new possibilities for in-vehicle services and automated driving.
9. In fact, we already have cars that can drive on their own – Google’s self-driving cars currently average about 10,000 autonomous miles per week.
10. The global market for wearable devices has grown 223% in 2015, with Fitbit shipping 4.4 million devices and Apple AAPL +2.70% selling 3.6 million Apple Watches.
11. And yes, Internet-connected clothing is coming. Estimates predict that 10.2 million units of smart clothing will ship by 2020, compared to a meagre 140K units in 2013.
12. Today, the market for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, used for transmitting data to identify and track objects, is worth $11.1 billion. This is predicted to rise to $21.9 billion in 2020.
13. Machine-to-machine (M2M) connections will grow from 5 billion at the beginning of this year to 27 billion by 2024, with China taking a 21% share and the U.S. 20%.
14. GE believes that the “Industrial Internet” (their term for IoT) will add $10 to $15 trillion to global GDP in the next 20 years.
15. According to estimations by the McKinsey Global Institute, the IoT will have a total economic impact of up to $11 trillion by 2025.
16. Having a connected kitchen could save the food and beverage industry as much as 15% annually.
17. CISCO believes the IoT could generate $4.6 trillion over the next ten years for the public sector, and $14.4 trillion for the private sector.

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Nearly $50 Billion of Illicit Financial Flows Move from Africa Every Year

Nearly $50 Billion of Illicit Financial Flows Move from Africa Every Year

NEW YORK, 23 October 2015 / PRN Africa / -- In a “timely and necessary” meeting on illicit financial flows and their impact on development in Africa, Oh Joon, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today urged broader efforts to combat such flows, of IFFs from the continent could amount to a staggering $50 billion each year.