Tag: Zenith

  • UCL: Juve midfielder reveals squad talks before Zenith win

    UCL: Juve midfielder reveals squad talks before Zenith win

    Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli was delighted with victory over Zenit.

    The win sees Juve qualify from their Champions League group.

    “We told each other that we must be strong players before that strong men,” Locatelli told Sky Italia.

    “We played really well and we must continue, following what coach Allegri says. We must give everything as we did tonight.

    “We are the first ones to be aware when we don’t play well. We want to give everything for the fans now.”

  • Lyon held by Zenit in disappointing start to Champions League

    Lyon held by Zenit in disappointing start to Champions League

    Olympique Lyonnais started their Champions League group stage campaign in disappointing fashion as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday.

    Memphis Depay’s penalty cancelled out Sardar Azmoun’s first-half opener as the French side dominated after the break without inflicting any serious damage on their opponents.

    Lyon have now drawn six straight home Champions League games.

    Zenit, who have now failed to win any of their last 10 European away games, dominated Lyon’s midfield in the first half before running out of gas.

    Benfica play Leipzig in the other Group G game later on Tuesday.

    Zenit caught the Lyon defence snoozing in the 41st minute when Azmoun found the back of the net with a low shot after a quick one-two with Artem Dzyuba.

    Although they struggled in the midfield, Lyon levelled five minutes into the second half when Depay converted a penalty after being brought down by Magomed Ozdoev.

    The hosts went close to taking the lead on the hour but Jeff Reine-Adelaide shot just wide after a clever cut-back from Lucas Tousart.

     

    Lyon pushed harder in the closing stages but lacked a killer instinct to wrap up all three points.

    The French side next travel to Leipzig on Oct. 2 when Zenit will host Benfica.

  • Forex: Emefiele pays unscheduled visits to First Bank, UBA, Zenith, insists on $1/N360 benchmark

    Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday paid an unannounced visit to First Bank, UBA and Zenith banks offices in Abuja to inspect sales of foreign currencies to customers.

    He said that the visit was to ascertain banks compliance with the new directive by the CBN to sell foreign currencies to all customers over-the-counter whether the customer had an account or not.

    “The essence of us being here is to make sure that the banks are able to service not just their customers, but also those who are not their customers, particularly those who want to travel outside the country.

    “I want to seize this opportunity to let everybody know that there is dollar availability. If you want to travel, go to a bank. It doesn’t have to be your bank.

    “Whether you have an account or not, you should be attended to.

    “Just work into any bank with your travel document, show your Visa and air ticket. They will ask for your BVN and once they verify it, they should attend to you on the spot.

    “Nobody should go home and come back because he or she wants to buy foreign exchange. You should be attended to immediately and that’s what over-the-counter means,’’ he said.

    Emefiele said that all the banks were well stocked and whoever want to make foreign exchange transaction should look for the “BTA/PTA counter’’ or “Bureau de Change counter’’ located in all banks’ branches.

    He also said that all banks were expected to display daily foreign exchange rates for major currencies, so that the customer would be aware of how much he or she is paying.

    “The essence of this inspection is to say that there is ample liquidity for any eligible traveler and nobody should fall into the temptation of buying BTA or PTA from a bank at more than N360 to a dollar.

    “The banks are entitled to their margin, and their margin has already been built into the price so you don’t have to pay any additional charge,’’ he said.

    According to Emefiele, the CBN Examiners will continue to do on-the-spot assessments at banks to find out and be sure that people who are traveling get attended to Over-the-Counter.

    Emefiele visited the First Bank branch in Central Area, UBA branch in Area 3 and Zenith Bank in Maitama, Abuja.

    He asked customers of the three banks their experiences in accessing foreign exchange, if they were being attended to promptly or not.

    He also spoke with the Head Branch Service, First Bank, Abuja, Ms Zainab Darlington, Zenith Bank’s Executive Director, North, Mr Umar Ahmed and the Assistant General Manager, UBA, Mrs Jennifer Illoabache.

    They all confirmed ample supply of foreign exchange from the CBN to meet all eligible demand for foreign exchange.

    According to the Apex bank, Nigerians traveling out of the country for personal reasons, are entitled to access a maximum of 4,000 dollars every quarter, while those going for business, 5,000 dollars.

    Meanwhile, the Naira on Monday exchanged for N366 to a dollar at the Bureau de Change segment, showing slight improvement from the N367 it closed on Friday.

  • 6 tricks financial fraudsters use to steal your money

    6 tricks financial fraudsters use to steal your money

    You could have been the victim of this terrifying crime or had calls from some fraudsters, or most probably know someone who has been.

    Usually, they will tell you they are your friend abroad and ask you to guess their names or even tell you they work with Dangote cement that there is this contract on offer they want you to grab.

    There are so many phone scams these days that you would think the Nigerian Communications Commission Do-Not-Disturb policy is mere child’s play.

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    Scam SMS financial fraudsters send to victims

    It is like clockwork. You sit down to eat dinner and your phone starts ringing incessantly or some disturbing text messages start bumping in for you to call a certain number to re-activate your Bank Verification Number (BVN).

    Of course, they want your money. You might think, “how can anyone be tricked by these people?”

    Well, it turns out that they use scientifically proven techniques to convince you or your elderly loved ones, that they are who they claim to be. They will convince you that they are trying to be helpful. They will even tell you they know you from your place of worship.

    There are six techniques they use to convince you to give them your money. Do you know these six tricks?

    6 tricks phone scammers use

    We do not want you to be the next victim of a phone scam. Nigerians lose millions of nairas every year to phone scams.

    Here are six ways they convince you to pay up.

    1. They will call, tell you they are your friend abroad and ask you to guess their names or tell you “you need to re-activate your BVN”
    2. Any name you mention, they will go with it, and they will make you start even talking about the person you mentioned (that they do not know) the more. Then they will mention your names and share information about you to gain your trust
    3. They will welcome your skepticism, saying they understand your concerns
    4. Scammers will lie about who they are, and where they work, whether they say they are with Zenith, GTB, or Fidelity banks or they will tell you they are Dangote staffs, or some other reputable companies
    5. They will take their time to explain who they are and why they are calling
    6. They will ramp up their pressure and threats by changing the tone of their voice, especially when the narration is not going as they have planned it

    It is really important that you never share personal information, such as your address, with anyone over the phone. Of course, never give your credit card information or bank account numbers to anyone, unless you contact them first.

    How to outwit phone scammers

    1. Stay cool, be in control of the phone call
    2. Do not let them rush you. At least waste the scammer’s airtime — a call offering a 10 million naira contract should last at least 5 or more hours (i.e. if you have the time anyways)
    3. But, most importantly, pay attention to your intuition

    The most effective tool you have with phone scams is your power to hang up. If someone starts asking you for personal information or for money, immediately hang up.

    If you are worried that the person calling could have been from your bank, go to your bank; or from a reputable company, find the genuine website of the company and look for contact information. Then, you call them.

     

    Read: Best way to block spam calls on your Smartphone

     

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