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Standard Chartered Partners Travelex on Cash Passport Card

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Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited has partnered with global retail FX giant – Travelex to introduce a Visa-based prepaid travel card – Cash Passport which makes access to foreign exchange more accessible to the generality of Nigerians when going on foreign trips.
Speaking at the launch of Cash Passport card in Lagos, Mr. Christopher Knight, chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria expressed Standard Chartered Bank’s commitment to bringing global reach and expertise to bear in providing the Nigerian banking public with world class products and services that make life easier for them. “That is why we are partnering with Travelex – the world’s largest global distributor of prepaid travel cards and the world’s largest retail FX business on this initiative.”
Also speaking Mr. Sajid Rahman, regional head Consumer Banking West Africa, Standard Chartered Bank, said that Cash Passport is a secure and convenient option for travelers who need foreign currency when going on foreign trips and are entitled to personal travel allowance. “All one has to do is pick up a prepaid card. The card is loaded with whatever amount the customer wants (within the stipulated amounts for PTA) and there is no need to carry cash when travelling. The funds can be accessed either by withdrawing at over 1 million Visa ATMs worldwide or at over 22 million POS outlets that accept Visa worldwide”.
Mr Rahman further stated that Cash Passport is available to both none customer and customers of Standard Chartered Bank to sign up. All that is needed he said is the necessary documentation to apply for Personal Travel Allowance (valid ticket and travel visa) and the card is issued. The card is also reloadable and funds can be loaded for subsequent trips during the validity of the card. In addition unused funds on return to Nigeria remain secure until another trip abroad as the card remains valid for up to 4 years.”
He added that Cash Passport is supported by Travelex Global Emergency Assistance service which is available 24 hours a day/seven days a week, and so even if the card is lost or stolen, customers are covered. ‘Customers can also access their card usage history balances either on the internet or by phone.”

 

 

 


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Transcorp Hotels Delivers Stellar H1 Results, Declares Over ₦1Bn Dividend

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Transcorp Hotels Plc has delivered a stellar performance in the first half of 2025, recording a 60% year-on-year surge in revenue to ₦47.57 billion, up from ₦29.72 billion in H1 2024. Gross profit climbed 71% to ₦36.21 billion, maintaining a strong 76% margin despite inflation and operational headwinds.

The hospitality giant, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc, also announced an interim dividend payout of ₦1.024 billion — offering ₦0.10 per 50 kobo ordinary share to shareholders.

In a bold move, the company unveiled Nigeria’s largest corporate venue — the 5,000-seat Transcorp Centre — staking its claim as the new leader in event hospitality. Chairman Emmanuel Nnorom described the results as proof of Transcorp Hotels’ transformative strategies and unwavering investor commitment. MD/CEO Uzo Oshogwe attributed the success to relentless execution and a resilient business model.

Transcorp Hotels, renowned for iconic assets like Transcorp Hilton Abuja and its digital platform Aura, says it isn’t just leading Nigeria’s hospitality sector — it’s redefining excellence across Africa.


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Microsoft Servers Hacked by Chinese Groups

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Chinese “threat actors” have hacked Microsoft’s SharePoint document software servers and targeted the data of the businesses using it, the firm has said.

Microsoft Servers Hacked by Chinese Groups

 

China state-backed Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon as well as China-based Storm-2603 were said to have “exploited vulnerabilities” in on-premises SharePoint servers, the kind used by firms, but not in its cloud-based service.

The US tech giant has released security updates in response and has advised all on-premises SharePoint server customers to install them.

“Investigations into other actors also using these exploits are still ongoing,” Microsoft said in a statement.

The firm said it had “high confidence” the hackers would continue to target systems which have not installed its security updates.

It added that it would update its website blog with more information as its investigation continues.

Microsoft said it had observed attacks in which hackers had sent a request to a SharePoint server “enabling the theft of the key material by threat actors”.

Charles Carmakal, chief technology officer at Mandiant Consulting firm, a division of Google Cloud, told reporter, it was “aware of several victims in several different sectors across a number of global geographies”.

Carmakal said it appeared that governments and businesses that use SharePoint on their sites were the primary target.

A number of adversaries who stole material encoded by cryptography were then able to regain ongoing access to the victims’ SharePoint data, he said.

“This was exploited in a very broad way, very opportunistically before a patch was made available. That’s why this is significant,” Carmakal said.

Carmakal said the “China-nexus actor” was deploying techniques similar to previous campaigns associated with Beijing.

Microsoft said Linen Typhoon had “focused on stealing intellectual property, primarily targeting organizations related to government, defence, strategic planning, and human rights” for 13 years.

It added that Violet Typhoon had been “dedicated to espionage”, primarily targeting former government and military staff, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, higher education, the media, the financial sector and the health sector in the US, Europe, and East Asia.

Meanwhile, Storm-2603 was “assessed with medium confidence to be a China-based threat actor”.

 

 

 


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NIMC Warns Nigerians of Fake NIN Website

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National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a public warning that it is not associated with NINcard.com.

NIMC Warns Nigerians of Fake NIN Website

According to the commission, the website has been circulating online to offer services for Nigerians seeking National Identification Number (NIN) services.

NIMC, in a post on its official X account on Wednesday, said, “NINcard.com is not in anyway affiliated to NIMC. Stay vigilant!”

The warning was accompanied by screenshots of fake payment receipts and OTP request pages from the website, both of which were boldly stamped “FAKE” by NIMC to alert the public.


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