CBN revisits withdrawal limits, fixes .5m & 5m for individuals, corporates - ITREALMS

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In obvious surrender to the public pressure and outcry over the recent proclamations by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the apex bank, has increased the weekly limit for cash withdrawals across all channels by individuals and corporate organisations to N500,000 and N5 million, in that order, reports ITREALMS.

A letter to financial institutions on Thursday, dated December 21, 2022, and signed by the Director, Banking Supervision at CBN, Haruna B. Mustafa, alluded to the fact that they are a listening organisation by increasing withdrawals against earlier announced.

CVR records 8,5m says INEC, 15m yearn transfer, replacement - ITREALMS

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The fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 8,564,512, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reports ITREALMS.

This is coming as some 15,071,668 applications were received as at 7am, Monday, April 25, 2022, by INEC for voter transfer, requests for replacement of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), update of voter information record to name a few.

5m youths to benefit from job-ready digital skills by ITU, ILO

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The InternationalTelecommunication Union (ITU) and International Labour Organization (ILO) partnering for a campaign to train five million young people globally in the next 13 years, reports ITRealms.

This was made to ITRealms at the ongoing World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2017 being held 12-16 June 2017, in Geneva.

The "Digital Skills for Decent Jobs Campaign" is part of the "Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth", the first-ever, comprehensive United Nations system-wide effort for the promotion of youth employment worldwide.

"ITU is proud to be one of the founding members of the 'Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth'," said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. "The 'Digital Skills for Decent Jobs for Youth Campaign' seeks to encourage the global community to provide youth worldwide with digital skills training in order to foster decent and inclusive employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. Acquiring digital skills is crucial for young job seekers worldwide as it can lead to higher salaries and better employment conditions."

Brahima Sanou, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) said, "Digital skills will connect young people with unprecedented job opportunities and contribute to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. Estimates show there will be at least 10 million vacant jobs globally for people with advanced digital skills between now and 2030."

The campaign will engage with governments, the private sector and other stakeholders in the information and communication technology sector to realize commitments to train young men and women in basic and advanced digital skills. The campaign will also encourage widespread sharing of data on job openings for youth with digital skills, and help to identify training programmes and resource mobilization opportunities.

The "Digital Skills for Decent Jobs for Youth Campaign" is part of the ILO's "Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth" – a multi-stakeholder partnership for the promotion of youth employment worldwide, through which 22 United Nations entities are joining hands in support of the realization of the 2030 development agenda.

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