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Moniepoint  Relaunches Personal Banking Referral To Enrich Customers 

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Moniepoint MFB, Africa’s fastest-growing financial institution, has relaunched its personal banking referral programme to enrich its customers as they enjoy the Moniepoint experience with family and friends.
The referral programme is designed to reward users every time their friends or family perform a transaction on Moniepoint after signing up with their referral link. Through this, millions of people will earn well over ¦ 100,000 from referrals alone.
Moniepoint’s technology has powered over 3 million businesses across Nigeria, and with its reliable infrastructure now in the hands of personal users, it now enables seamless payments for many across the country.
With referrals linked to transfers, a leading payment method for many in Nigeria, this referral programme will provide extra income for many of its users.
Commenting on this development, Babatunde Olofin, Managing Director of Moniepoint MfB, noted that the customer-centric referral programme supports the bank’s focus on driving financial inclusion while helping to accelerate its vision of creating a society where everyone experiences financial happiness.
“We know how important seamless financial transactions are, and we’ve seen first-hand the power of peer to peer  recommendations and how word-of-mouth referrals can grow a customer base and increase revenue.
Given our strong customer obsession and the strings of commendations which we have received that validate the work we do in providing peerless financial services, we want to provide our customers with rewards even as they continue to share these positive experiences with the Moniepoint brand.
“Each current and new personal account holder has been provided with a unique  referral code which is identical to their account username and is visible in the Referral Section on the Personal Banking app.
This code/link can be shared with anyone, who, upon signing up and  with the Moniepoint Personal Banking app, will contribute to rewards for transactingthe referrer.
“For every outward interbank transaction conducted by referred customers in the next 12 months, participants will receive a commission.
“This transparent and straightforward incentive structure ensures that participants reap tangible  benefits for actively promoting the Moniepoint Personal Banking app.
“Referrers can also track the total earnings and referral history from their referral in the ‘Earn from Referrals’ icon in the app, while earnings can be transferred to the user’s main account once a minimum of ¦ 50 has been earned”, Olofin said.
He said Moniepoint MFB has worked with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to strengthen the security of the banking industry in the past month, pausing its onboarding.
He continued that it has now resumed signing up users  with a commitment to providing its users with a secure, convenient and rewarding financial experience.
According to him, the referral programme is just one of the many ways the company is innovating to empower Nigerians and make financial services more accessible.
It will be recalled that Moniepoint MFB had in the last few months demonstrated peerless commitment to customer focus and satisfaction as evidenced by the opening of its Lekki Admiralty Road office, as well as the roll out of a USSD code, which offer users a fast, secure, and user-friendly platform to conduct their banking activities with ease.
According to media reports, Moniepoint Inc. currently processes the majority of the Point of Sales (POS) transactions in Nigeria through its subsidiaries,  processing over $182 billion in annualised Total Payment Volume (TPV), and, as a profitable enterprise, it is Africa’s largest fintech by transaction volume.

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FG Approves 4 New Channel Management Firms For Seaports

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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved four new channel management companies for seaports across the country in a move aimed at improving vessel navigation and port operations.
Speaking at the recently concluded Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM), former General Manager, Marine and Operations, Capt. Ebubeogu Ihenacho, disclosed that there would be changes in the ownership of the Lagos Channel Management Company Limited and the Bonny Channel Management Company.
According to Ihenacho, the four channels serving Nigeria’s major port clusters will have different channel management companies as approved by the FEC.
He said a new company had been approved to manage the Lagos port channel, with a change of name, while the Calabar Channel would be managed by the Calabar Channel Management Company.
He added that Bonny Channel Management Company had also undergone a change of ownership.
On the Warri Channel, Ihenacho said the Federal Government had approved China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and two other companies to form a consortium to manage the Escravos Channel.
He said: “For Warri, it was approved for China Harbour Engineering Company, CHEC, and two other companies, who would now form a consortium.
That consortium will now form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) with the Nigerian Ports Authority to manage the Escravos Channel.”
Recall that the management of the NPA had declined to renew the concessions of the Lagos Channel Management Company Limited and the Bonny Channel Management Company, opting instead for six-month extensions of the existing arrangements.
By; Enoch Epelle
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RIRS Warns Against Unauthorised Tax Collection

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The Rivers State Internal Revenue Service (RIRS) has warned motorists, transport operators and business owners against paying taxes, levies or charges to Unauthorised persons and organisations, insisting that only the Service and its duly appointed agents are legally empowered to collect taxes on behalf of the state government.
The Service gave the warning in a public notice dated October 21, 2026, signed by its Executive Chairman, Sir Israel O. Egbunefu, FCTI, in which it clarified that the Rivers State Ministry of Transport was not authorised by the state government to collect road tax or any other tax, levy or charge from motorists and transport operators.
RIRS also specifically disowned Explore Strategic Alliance Ltd, located at No. 7 Rumuodaolu Market Road, Port Harcourt, declaring the company had not been appointed or authorised by either the state government or the Service to collect Motor Vehicle Transport (MOT) tickets or any other tax on its behalf.
The revenue agency consequently cautioned members of the public against making payments to the company or any of its staff, stressing that anyone who ignored the warning would do so at their own risk.
It reaffirmed that only the legally authorised agency responsible for tax collection in Rivers State and the appointed agents that would carry out such duties in accordance with the law.
The Service urged taxpayers to demand official identification from anyone claiming to be its tax agent and verify the person’s credentials directly with RIRS before making payments.
It further warned that individuals or groups found impersonating tax consultants, agents or their representatives to collect Unauthorised taxes would be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law.
RIRS also called on members of the public to report suspicious persons and activities relating to Unauthorised tax collection to the Service for appropriate action.
The agency advised taxpayers seeking clarification or assistance to visit any of its offices or contact it through its official email address, info@riversbirs.gov.ng.
The Service reiterated its commitment to protecting taxpayers, promoting voluntary compliance and safeguarding the integrity of tax administration in Rivers State.
By: King Onunwor
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Bayelsa consumers Groan  Over Inflation As Traders Remain Helpless Over Low Patronage 

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Consumers and traders at the Swali ultramodern market in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State have continued to groan over high prices of commodities and poor Patronage due to cost-push inflation.
The Tide reports that in the past weeks prices of goods and services in Yenagoa metropolis has experienced increase.
Notable services like transportation have also increased  lately due to increase in the pump price of fuel that has recently further exacerbated inflation in the prices of staple foods like rice, beans, garri and others.
Speaking with The Tide on a market survey, a trader, Mrs Tovie Barakabo said a bag of bean which sold between N120,000-N130, 000 now goes for N140,000-N145,000.
Mrs Barakabo also hinted that the only commodities whose price has not gone up was price of millet which sells N60,000, while big bag of garri now sells for N30,000.
The Tide further gathered from other inside Source that 25 litres of Kings cooking oil currently sells N75,000 as against the former price of N57,000.
Other commodities such as delicious vegetable oil  now goes for N68,000, Pure vegetable oil currently goes for N66, 000, while spaghetti is now N18,800 per bag.
The market survey also discovered that Sonnia tomato mix sells N75,609, while a big and small basket of fresh tomatoes are sold for N30,000 and N6,500 respectively.
A disappointed custom, Mrs Juliet Domo who fielded questions from The Tide expressed her worries over the inflation, calling on government to take decisive stands against inflation.
By: Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa
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