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14/06/2023

CURRENCY REDESIGN POLICY.
Currency redesign policy enables the Central Bank take control of currency in Circulation in order to combat counterfeiting, and manage inflation.
The now suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on October 26, 2022, notified the public of the planned redesign of three of the Naira denominations (200, 500 and 1,000 Naira notes) and its circulation effective December 15, 2022. The old version of the same denominations would cease to be recognized as legal tender from February 1, 2023.

REASONS GIVEN FOR THE REDESIGN
1. To mop up excess cash in circulation.
2. To combat counterfeiting.
3. To stop hoarding of the Naira notes.
4. To prevent vote buying
5. Manage inflation
6. Combat ransom payment.

COST OF THIS POLICY1.
1. Cash crunch in the economy.
2. Rise in cost of food
3. High inflation rate
4. High cost of transportation.
5. Eroded confidence in the banking system.
6. Higher interest rate
7. Incessant failed bank transaction and backlog of declined transaction reversal.
8. Excessive charges on transactions by POS Merchants.

Questions begging for answers are
1. Did the Naira redesign achieve its objectives?
2. Why recirculation of the old naira notes.
3. Why are the redesigned notes still less in Circulation.
4. Was this Naira redesign policy well thought out, planned and executed?
5. What will happen by December 31, 2023? The proposed deadline for Circulation of the old Naira notes.
6. How should phasing out the old notes by December 31, 2023 be planned out?

Pampers Private School graduation ceremony. Reception class of 2021
06/09/2021

Pampers Private School graduation ceremony. Reception class of 2021

06/09/2021

Pampers Private School graduation ceremony class of 2021

Merry Christmas to you all from us at Your Africa Magazine and have a pleasant year ahead.
26/12/2020

Merry Christmas to you all from us at Your Africa Magazine and have a pleasant year ahead.

The world is sick, in other for the world to heal, we need to help stop the spread of the covid 19 dreaded disease. Use ...
06/05/2020

The world is sick, in other for the world to heal, we need to help stop the spread of the covid 19 dreaded disease. Use a surgical face mask .if you must use a fabric face mask,be sure it has a nose filter. Let's heal the world together. Stay safe




Happy Easter everyone.Covid19 is real.Please maintain social distancing,stay at home, wash your hands regularly and stay...
12/04/2020

Happy Easter everyone.Covid19 is real.Please maintain social distancing,stay at home, wash your hands regularly and stay safe.







Happy Easter to everyone.
12/04/2020

Happy Easter to everyone.

ATQ News has released the list of nominees for the 2020 Balafon Awards to be recognised at the 6th Accra Weizo, the West...
09/03/2020

ATQ News has released the list of nominees for the 2020 Balafon Awards to be recognised at the 6th Accra Weizo, the West African tourism and travel fair, scheduled to take place in June. Voting has commenced online on ATQNews.com, while nominations for the ‘Award of the Decade’ should be sent to [email protected] promptly. Nominations and voting will close on May 11, 2020.

The prestigious Balafon Award of excellence has been received by several deserving individuals and corporate bodies in the West Africa. Past winners include the Director General of the National Council for Arts & Culture of Nigeria, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe (2019 Tourism Man of the Year), Captain Solomon Quainoo (2019 Aviation Man of the Year), and Stella Fubara of Dubai Tourism (2018 Travel Personality of the Year). Past corporate winners include: Carnival Calabar, Air Peace, Kotoka International Airport, Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel, Accra and many more.

This year, in addition to the usual annual awards, several worthy individuals and leading corporate entities in the industry will be honoured with awards of the decade.

The winners of the 2020 Balafon Awards will be published on ATQNews.com before the 6th Accra Weizo takes place. Accra Weizo themed, “seamless travel is West Africa,” is the regional travel and tourism expo which brings industry professionals together across West Africa.

Initiated in 2014 by ATQ News, Accra Weizo West African travel expo which is hosted annually in the Ghanaian capital city of Accra will celebrate its sixth edition this year with 2019 Balafon Award winner, Captain Solomon Quianoo, the first Ghanaian to fly the world’s biggest passenger aircraft A380 has been confirmed as the guest speaker.
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Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa’s largest network cargo operator and multi award winner, has won the ‘Inter...
09/03/2020

Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa’s largest network cargo operator and multi award winner, has won the ‘International Air Cargo Marketer of the Year’ Award at the 2020 STAT International Award for Excellence in Air Cargo which was held from 25-27 February, 2020 in Mumbai, India. Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services won the award for its valuable contribution to the air cargo industry in a highly competitive and one of the fastest growing markets in the world.

Commenting on the award, Ethiopian Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, remarked, “We are honored to have won the ‘International Air Cargo Marketer of the Year’ award which bears testimony to our leading cargo and logistics services in Africa and different parts of the world, catalyzing multi-faceted growth in all the regions we serve. We have been investing heavily in facilities and freighters which enabled us to continuously expand our services and deliver safe, secure, dependable and competitive cargo and logistics services worldwide. The award will spur us to further excel in our operations.”

Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services has built the largest cargo terminal in Africa with a capacity of close to 1 million tons annually. It delivers cargo services spanning across 57 international destinations in Africa, the Gulf, Middle East, Asia, North Americas, Latin America and Europe with 10 B777F and two B737F aircrafts. In the 2018/19 fiscal year, Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services uplifted a total of 432,417,404 kg cargo.

Ethiopian Airlines Group (Ethiopian) is the largest aviation group in Africa and one of the reputed aviation brands in the world. Ethiopian commands the lion’s share of the Pan-African passenger and cargo network operating . To see Africa,Think tourafrica.www.tourafricamag.net
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MOUNT KENYAHeight: 17,057′Country: KenyaDid you know that  Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africaa?it is a...
16/02/2020

MOUNT KENYA
Height: 17,057′
Country: Kenya

Did you know that Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africaa?it is an extinct volcano that is also referred to as the “Place of Light.” Mt. Kenya is located north of the equator in the central part of the country in Kenya National Park. Furthermore, the mountain has three summits, Batian, Nelion, and Lenana. Batian measures 17,057 ft. making it the second highest peak in Africa, and the tallest in Kenya. Nelion and Lenana measure 17,020 ft. and 16,354 ft. respectively. Additionally, there are guided treks to the summit and some say it is more difficult than Kilimanjaro.
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MOUNT KILIMANJAROHeight: 19,341′Country: TanzaniaFirst of all, number one is obvious, it is also the reason you have pro...
14/02/2020

MOUNT KILIMANJARO
Height: 19,341′
Country: Tanzania

First of all, number one is obvious, it is also the reason you have probably found this post. Mountain Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. It has close to 50,000 visitors attempt its summit every year. It is a dormant volcano located in the north_ern part of Tanzania. Kilimanjaro is near the border between Tanzania and Kenya. Kilimanjaro is also the tallest freestanding mountain in the world. Its width is about 25 miles across.
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Ekpe is a Nigerian secret society flourishing chiefly among the Efiks of the Cross River State, the Oron of Akwa Ibom St...
30/01/2020

Ekpe is a Nigerian secret society flourishing chiefly among the Efiks of the Cross River State, the Oron of Akwa Ibom State, Arochukwu and some other parts of Abia State, as well as in the diaspora, such as in Cuba and Brazil. The society is still active at the beginning of the 21st century, now playing more of a ceremonial role.

There are two distinct but related societies. The primary society is located in the Cross River, Arochukwu and Akwa Ibom areas of Nigeria, and the secondary society consists of members from the Southern and Eastern Igbo groups.

It is a general belief amongst the Efiks, although hardly ever substantiated, that the members of the Ekpe society invented the nsibidi.
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Air Côte d'Ivoire is the flag carrier of Ivory Coast, based in Abidjan. The company succeeded the country's former flag ...
21/01/2020

Air Côte d'Ivoire is the flag carrier of Ivory Coast, based in Abidjan. The company succeeded the country's former flag carrier Air Ivoire,which went bankrupt in 2011.It started operations on 12 November 2012.



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Oderinlo Balogun of Ibadan   about 1850- to about 1851After the death of Bashorun Oluyole’s  .Oderinlo who was his Balog...
19/01/2020

Oderinlo Balogun of Ibadan about 1850- to about 1851

After the death of Bashorun Oluyole’s .Oderinlo who was his Balogun was next in line to succeed him. Because of the purges and wars that Oluyole engineered during his time as the leader of Ibadan, all the chiefs that were senior to Oderinlo had died before Oluyole or soon after Oluyole’s own death. So there was practically no rival to Oderinlo’s position as Balogun and ruler of the town.

Oderinlo rose to prominence as one of the chiefs who played an active role in the rebellion against Lakanle and the latter’s subsequent su***de. There seemed to have been some form of close ties between him and Oluyole. It is likely to Oderinlo was at least an associate if not a close friend of the Bashorun. It was the influence of Oluyole that he became the Otun Balogun to Bankole Aleshinloye, the first Balogun under Oluyole. After Aleshinloye’s death, Oderinlo became the Balogun. Oderinlo was the Balogun who led the Ibadan troops to fight in the second Ibadan- Ilorin war at Osogbo, a war that Ibadan won comprehensively.The Army of Ibadan equally attacked Ilesa to rescue Oshogbo. From that war, the Ibadan Army ventured into Ekiti for the relief of Otun, which was attacked by Ilorin Army. They also fought in Ara to reinstate the Alara who was then having problems with his people. He was among the six generals who plotted against Oluyole after that campaign. He was also among the four who later rescinded that decision, leaving the two who did not rescind, Lajubu and Akinluyi to die in a purge by the Bashorun.

At the time Bashorun Oluyole died, Balogun Oderinlo was planning to go on a war to Oke Ogun. So when the entire council of Ibadan invited him to become the Baale He declined, saying he wanted to win that war first. Historians speculate that he wanted to gather the wealth from that war to boost his claim to the rulership of Ibadan at the time.

Balogun Oderinlo went to the war and came back. He won the war and gathered enough loot and slaves to bring back to Ibadan. However, a few months after his triumphant return to Ibadan from Oke Ogun, as he was set to be announced as the Baale of Ibadan, Balogun Oderinlo died mysteriously. To this day nobody knows how Balogun Oderinlo died, but the sudden and mysterious nature of his death has led many to speculate that he may have been poisoned. After his demise, Baale Opeagbe replaced him on the throne of Ibadan.

Balogun Oderinlo has been honoured in Ibadan, a statue of him stands at Beere not far from Mapo Hall and the statue of Bashorun Oluyole. His house and some of his descendants live not far from Oja’ba to this day. His son Tanpe, would become a chief of Ibadan.

Credit

Akinyele, I.B.(1951) Iwe Itan Ibadan ati die ninu awon Ilu agbegbe re bii Osogbo Iwo ati Ikirun.

To the King of Tourism in Nigeria and wide,Mr Ikechi Uko .We say,Happy Birthday to you sir .Many more fulfilling years t...
13/01/2020

To the King of Tourism in Nigeria and wide,Mr Ikechi Uko .We say,Happy Birthday to you sir .Many more fulfilling years to you.keep up the fantastic job.

Egusi (also known by variations including agusi, agushi) is the name for the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucu...
13/01/2020

Egusi (also known by variations including agusi, agushi) is the name for the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous plants (squash, melon, gourd), which after being dried and ground are used as a major ingredient in West African cuisine.]

Egusi soup does not just benefit your stomach, it is a healthy meal rich in iron, calcium, Vitamin A and C, sodium, potassium, protein and carbohydrate and low in fat, cholesterol, fiber, saturated fat, and sugar[2].

Several people disagree whether the word is used more properly for the seeds of the colocynth, those of a particular large-seeded variety of the watermelon, or generically for those of any cucurbitaceous plant
Ingredients
1 cup blended onions about 3- 5 and fresh chilies, to taste
4 cups egusi melon seeds, ground or milled
1⁄2 – 1 cup palm oil
2 teaspoons fresh Une Iru, locust beans
Salt to taste
Ground crayfish to taste
7– 8 cups stock
Cooked Meat & fish quantity and variety to personal preference
2 cups cut pumpkin leaves
1 cup waterleaf cut
3 tablespoons bitter leaf washed
Instructions
EGUSI PASTE:
Prepare the egusi paste:
Blend egusi seeds and onion mixture. Set aside.
MAKE THE SOUP:
In a large pot, heat the palm oil on medium for a minute and then add the Une.
Slowly add the stock and set on low heat to simmer.
Scoop teaspoon size balls of the egusi paste mixture into the stock. Be sure to keep ball shape.
Leave to simmer for 20 – 30 minutes so the balls cook through.
Add the meat and fish and other bits which you’d like to use.
Add cut-up pumpkin leaves.
Add the waterleaf.
Stir and put a lid on the pot and allow cook for 7–10 minutes, till the leaves wilt.
Add the bitter leaf. Leave the lid off while the cooking finishes for another 5-10 minutes.
once its ready,serve as you so desire.
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