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- 26 Jan 2023
CBN, NIBSS Unveil ‘Afrigo’ Nigeria’s National Domestic Card Scheme
Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday officially unveiled the Nigerian National Domestic Card Scheme – AFRIGO, in conjunction with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS) Plc, the Bankers…
- 13 Apr 2024
NIMC Makes Clarifications on AfriGo, New National Domestic Card Scheme
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the new national Identity card, powered by AfriGo Card, is a single card with multiple services. NIMC made the clarification against the…
- 8 Apr 2024
FG Taps SecureID to Manufacture AfriGo Card, First National Domestic Card Scheme
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has appointed SecureID, a Lagos-based company as first manufacturer of AfriGo Card, the national domestic card scheme, an innovative identity solution…
- 22 Jan 2023
7 Facts About the National Domestic Card Scheme System
MYTH : ATMs, Cards will no longer be in use as CBN, NIBSS move to unify Payment through the National Domestic Card Scheme. FACT: This is FALSE. Existing ATMs, Cards and POS will still function…
- 6 Apr 2024
NIMC, Others to Unveil National ID Card with Payment Features
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), in collaboration with Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is set to launch an improved national…
- 30 Mar 2023
Access Bank partners AfriGOpay to boost Nigeria’s payment ecosystem
Access Bank in partnership with AfriGOpay, has launched the first national domestic card designed to meet the needs of the Nigerian payment industry. Mr Victor Etuokwu, Deputy Managing Director,…
- 28 Aug 2014
Unified Payments Pioneers Processing of National eID Cards
In further demonstration of its leadership role in the e-payment industry, Unified Payments has announced its pioneering role in processing the payment application in the new National Electronic ID…
- 9 Apr 2024
NIMC’s Proposed National ID Gets Cold Reception
Federal government recently announced plans to launch three new national identity cards in May, targeting 104 million citizens. This initiative is part of a broader effort to establish a unified and…
- 21 Aug 2024
AfriGO Drives Card Adoption with Instant POS Settlement Process
Afrigopay Financial Services Limited (AFSL) has unveiled a game-changing feature for its AfriGO card, introducing instant POS settlement for transactions. The innovative enhancement is designed to…
- 16 Aug 2024
NIBSS Celebrates Landmark Achievements @ Annual General Meeting
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) on Thursday held its 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at its headquarters on Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to a press…
- 28 Feb 2025
Moniepoint and Afrigopay Unite to Drive Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
In a significant move to further enhance the availability of digital payment services to Nigerians, Moniepoint Inc has announced a strategic partnership with Afrigopay Financial Services Limited…
- 29 Jul 2013
How and Why Terrorism Financing Thrive
A month long investigation by Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has revealed the vulnerability of credit cards to misuse for terrorist financing purposes and other illegal activities. The investigation…
- 30 Apr 2026
Nigeria’s CardForté Turns Five, Showcasing Impact on Domestic Payment Infrastructure
For Nigeria's rapidly expanding financial sector, the true bottleneck to scaling has rarely been user acquisition; it has been the physical infrastructure of payments. On April 24, 2026, at the Lagos…
- 30 Dec 2024
Verve International Achieves 70 Million Payment Cards Milestone in Nigeria
Verve International, Africa’s pioneering and largest domestic payments scheme, has announced a significant new milestone, further solidifying its market dominance in Nigeria. The company has now…
- 18 Jun 2026
Telecom Regulator, NCC, Digital Encode, AfriGoPay Support eBusinesslife Girls In ICT Campaign
The nation’s telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment towards ensuring that the gender disparity in the ICT career sector is bridged.…
- 5 Jun 2013
Unified Payments Appoints New Directors
Unified Payment Services Limited has appointed Babatunde Okeniyi, director, Marketing and Sales and Sina Joseph as director, Information Technology & Operations. Okeniyi will bring to his new…
- 4 Jul 2012
Local Content: FG Pushes for Local Production of SIM Cards, Others
The federal government is worried that very little of the $18 billion Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the telecom sector over the years is retained in the country and has begun moves for …
- 17 Mar 2018
Verve Partners with UBA, Provides Cost Effective Prepaid Cards Support to Zambian Government
Verve International has signed a partnership agreement with United Bank for Africa (UBA) to deliver cost effective prepaid cards to farmers under the Zambian Ministry of Agriculture’s FISP program.…
- 5 Oct 2018
SEC Laments Number of Financially Excluded Nigerians
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has lamented the non-participation of those in the grassroots in the financial sector, noting that this has affected the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the…