I WAS HANDED A QUR’AN BY A MUSLIM PROSELYTIZER TODAY- REV. SIS. NKIRUKAC. OKAFOR. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
"I was handed a Qur’an by a Muslim Proselytizer today. Let me explain: I was at JFK Airport waiting lot because of Tarmac delay of arrival planes. I decided to come out of the vehicle and continue praying Lauds while enjoying the morning sun. I was equally admiring nature and nurture especially the vehicles at the parking lot. I noticed a young man beside a nice Lincoln Escalade pressing his phone. No contact. I kept doing my rounds praying. I added another dimension to the prayer. “Lord, I wish someone will appear from nowhere and ask me which of the vehicles will add value to my apostolate.” I would definitely point at the Escalade. Anyone who runs a hospital in Nigeria knows what a clean Escalade will help you do in one year. As I approached my vehicle, I noticed the young man following me and calling out to me. Momentarily I thought the Escalade is about to change ownership. He rather stretched his hands to me asking if I may accept his gift of a book. The most int...
According to one of my Reporters Joan Ugochukwu,she is reporting today that the Central Bank of Nigeria {CBN} has re-instated all the banks that were banned from the foreign exchange market.The Director,Banking Supervision,Mrs Tokunbo Martins,said today wednesday at a media briefing,stating that the decision was reached after a series of meeyings with the body of bank Chief Executive Officers {CEOs} and the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria {CIBN}.She said ''Well,we have had engagements with the body of CEOs and they have been interacting amongst themselves and I am happy to tell you today that the banks that were hitherto banned have been released from the ban.And the reason is because all of the banks after discussions and engagements under the auspices of the body of CEOs and the CIBN have all submitted credible repayment plans which we the CBN found acceptable.So as a result of that,all those banks have been re-instated in the foreign exchange market''.The CIBN President,Prof. Segun Ajibola,said that the institute was very much interested in what was happening among all the industry players.He added that under the aegis of the institute,the body of bank CEOs was now a formidable platform to look at issues that were pertinent to the industry and the economy,to ensure that stakeholder's interested was protected..'We will protect the interests of all our stakeholders and especially th bigger picture,which is Nigeria and its economy as a whole.So it is a happy development and I believe this will further help to strengthen our system and our economy''.The CBN had yesterday tuesday,banned nine Deposit Money Banks {DMBs} from the Nigerian foreign exchange market for failing to remit the sum of 2.3 billion dollars belonging to NNPC to the Treasury Single Account {TSA}.
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