CBN bars foreign firms from printing cheques for Nigerian banks

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has denied accreditation to foreign printers who hitherto printed cheque books for some Nigerian banks. In a circular released, yesterday, entitled: “Circular to deposit money banks, cheque printers and other stakeholders on the accreditation of cheque printers for 2015/2016″ and signed by Director, Banking and Payment Systems Department, Dipo Fatokun, the Central bank said it has duly notified all accredited printers and issued certificates to them. 

It listed all the accredited cheque printers to include Superflux International Ltd, Tripple Gee and Company Plc, Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Plc, Euphoria Group and Popi Printing Company Ltd.

The Central bank said it did this to ensure an efficient payment and settlement system.

The circular read:

Woman claims she found lizard in her latte

A Phoenix woman says she found a small lizard inside her Starbucks latte. And she has the pictures to prove it.

Kim and Brian Dillon aid they visited Starbucks and ordered two sugar free lattes and found an extra ingredient inside one.

"It was just so gross knowing it was in my mouth," said Kim.

"It was a lizard," said Brian. "A little lizard! T

Kylie Jenner picks up Tyga from the airport as he joins the family in St. Barts

Kylie Jenner was seen picking up her rapper beau at St Barts airport during her family vacation to the Caribbean Island. She left her sister Kendall and friend whom she was seen having a fun time with earlier at the beach to pick him off showing off her bikini bod

Step it Up like Beyonce

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Pres. Buhari orders probe into how ISIS leader got Nigerian visa

President Buhari has ordered a full investigation into how a wanted terrorist was granted Nigerian Visa in Lebanon to visit the country.

An official of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign affairs said in Abuja on Tuesday evening, that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to investigate the circumstances surrounding the issuance of Visa to the wanted terrorist‎ into Nigeria.

The  radical Muslim cleric, Ahmad al-Assir was arrested by Lebanese authorities as he attempted to travel into Nigeria through Cairo.

According to reports, he was arrested while attempting to travel with a fake Palestinian passport with a valid Nigerian Visa‎ at the Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport on Saturday, August 15, 2015 in Lebanon.

Wike promises to complete projects started by Amaechi

The Governor of Rivers State, Gov. Nyesom Wike promised to complete relevant projects that were started by the previous administrations, including that of former Governor Chibuike Amaechi.

Wike gave the assurance in Port Harcourt, yesterday, when the Archbishop of the Niger Delta Province, Anglican communion, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, visited him in the Government House, Port Harcourt.

He promised that his administration will take the state to greater heights by fulfilling his campaign promises to the people.

He said:

Lump found on woman's ovary turned out to be her 10cm-long unborn twin

A logistics officer and a mother-of- 2 was horrified to discover a seemingly harmless lump on her ovary was in fact the decades old remains of her unborn 'twin'.

Jenny Kavanagh, 45, made the grim discovery after she went to the doctors to have a contraceptive coil implanted and medics insisted on an ultrasound of her ovaries due to her age.

Scans revealed a 10cm mass growing in her left ovary and concerned medics warned it could rupture and kill her at any moment.

Surgeons told her it was an undeveloped unborn twin which had grown inside her from birth - complete with face, an eye, tooth, and long black hair.

She said:

Comedian AY buys brand new G-Wagon as birthday gift to himself

Comedian and movie producer AY Makun turned a year older today August 19th and bought himself a brand new G-Wagon as birthday present. Happy birthday to him. More photos after the cut...