The International Cricket Council announced the full schedule for the Champions Trophy on Tuesday, December 24. The board announced the schedule for all the teams, including the venues where the games will be played. The ICC announced that Pakistan will host the tournament alongside the United Arab Emirates since the PCB agreed to a hybrid model to accommodate India. The marquee match of India vs Pakistan (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); is set to be played on February 23 in Dubai. In case India reach the final of the tournament, Dubai will host the summit clash. The ICC announced that the tournament will kick off on 19 February with Pakistan vs New Zealand in Karachi and will run till March 9. Both the semi-finals and the final will have reserve days. All matches will begin at 2:30 PM IST. Star Sports will be broadcast all the games in India.
The NCC and CBN have issued a clear directive to Deposit Money Banks and Mobile Network Operators The regulator gave the parties instructions to resolve the ongoing debt dispute over N250 billion in USSD Payment agreements must be finalized by January 2, 2025, and full settlement is due by July 2, 2025 CHECK OUT: Don't let unemployment hold you back. Start your digital marketing journey today. Legit.ng journalist Zainab Iwayemi has 5-year-experience covering the Economy, Technology, and Capital Market . Deposit Money Banks and Mobile Network Operators have received a definitive mandate from the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria to settle the long-running N250 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data debt dispute. Oladimeji Taiwo, the acting director of payments system management at the CBN, and Chizua Whyte, the head of legal and regulatory services at the NCC, signed the directive, which was contained in a joint circular dated December 20, 2024. The Punch reported that the document included new operational instructions for USSD services as well as a structured payment plan for debt settlement. Read also Ecobank sends warning to customers as fraudsters steal money from Nigerian banks PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app! The directive stipulates that a full and final settlement of 60% of all obligations incurred prior to the deployment of Application Programming Interfaces in February 2022 must be made. Complete settlement is required on July 2, 2025, and payment agreements, whether in instalments or lump sums, must be finalized by January 2, 2025. The CBN and NCC required banks to pay 85% of all outstanding invoices by December 31, 2024, for debts originating after February 2022. They also required banks to make sure that 85% of future invoices are paid within a month of their issuance. Additionally, the regulators warned that non-compliance would result in severe penalties and ordered both parties to stop all ongoing litigation pertaining to the USSD debt issue. “In view of the foregoing, the CBN and NCC hereby direct that all DMBs and MNOs adhere strictly to the outlined payment terms to ensure final resolution of this matter. Failure to comply will result in sanctions,” the circular stated. Read also MTN, Airtel, Glo, other telcos Warn of service disruption over N250 billion debt by banks The decision was made in response to growing pressure from telecom operators, who had previously demanded a transparent payment plan to settle the debt, which had damaged ties between the banking and telecom industries. The regulators also stressed that only banks and telcos that fulfill the specified payment requirements will be subject to the shift to end-user paying for USSD services. MTN, Airtel, Glo, other telcos warn of service disruption Legit.ng reported that the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ALTON) has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other stakeholders to implement practical solutions to resolve the N250 billion debt by commercial banks to telecom firms for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) service. ATCON president Tony Emoekpere emphasised the need for solutions and warned that the debt threatens the progress of financial inclusion in Nigeria. He stated that USSD is critical for Nigeria’s drive for financial inclusion, especially in the rural areas with limited smartphone and internet access. PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” block on the home page and enjoy! Source: Legit.ngTrump's picks for key positions in his second administration
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Alleging large scale discrepancies in the EVM functioning, the opposition parties have threatened to launch mass movement in the state against the voting machines. There is a need to start a mass movement on the lines of farmer's agitation in Delhi, said NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad. “I have been saying since the beginning that you should oppose EVMs. The plan seems to be to systematically eliminate the opposition. I also told (party chief) Sharad Pawar that we have to fight against EVMs. Otherwise EVMs will take you to Russia, where (Vladimir) Putin eliminated his opponents through elections,” said Awhad after the meeting of the NCP (SP) party, which was held in Mumbai to take stock of party's embarrassing defeat in the recently held Vidhan Sabha polls in Maharashtra. Awhad said that the party's several defeated candidates complained about the EVMs in the meeting. They expressed doubts saying the EVMs did not give them expected rise in votes despite being ahead in postal votes. Many of the winning MLAs have also claimed EVMs being faulty, he added. “It seems that a pattern was fixed and voting was done according to that pattern. Just four months ago, Chandrapur seat was elected by 2.40 lakh votes (in the Lok Sabha polls) and now it went behind by one lakh votes. The Lok Sabha bypoll seat of Nanded was won by the MVA but all the Vidhan Sabha seat went to the Mahayuti. It means district to district pattern was given,” Awhad said. There is a need to take all the opposition parties into confidence and raise a mass movement against EVMs on the lines of farmer's agitation in Delhi. We are mentally prepared for this, he added. In the Shiv Sena UBT party meeting too, the candidates expressed doubts over the functioning of EVMs and asked the party leadership to take a firm stand on the issue. The Maharashtra Congress leaders have also raised doubts over the results of the assembly polls alleging rigging in elections. State Congress president Nana Patole said, “Whatever election results have come, they are not acceptable to anyone, not even to the people of Maharashtra. If you see social media, the the people of Maharashtra are saying that the government has not come with their votes.” Shiv Sena (UBT) leader has also said that the Maharashtra Assembly election results were not acceptable to his party and suspected that EVMs were manipulated to benefit BJP and its allies. “How can BJP, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar win so many seats? It is not possible in Maharashtra. People of Maharashtra are not dishonest,” the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader said.
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Richard A. Grafmyre CFP®, Chief Executive Officer of Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc., PWOD has announced that the Company's Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter 2024 cash dividend of $0.32 per share. The dividend is payable December 23, 2024 to shareholders of record December 10, 2024. About Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. is the bank holding company for Jersey Shore State Bank and Luzerne Bank. The banks serve customers in North Central and North Eastern Pennsylvania through their retail banking, commercial banking, mortgage services and financial services divisions. Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. stock is listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol PWOD. Previous press releases and additional information can be obtained from the company's website at www.pwod.com . Contact: Richard A. Grafmyre, Chief Executive Officer 300 Market Street, Williamsport, PA, 17701 (570) 322-1111 (888) 412-5772 pwod@pwod.com www.pwod.com © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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