CBN begins e-Payment campaign

The Central Bank on Monday began its public sector enlightenment forum on the implementation of the end-to-end electronic payment of all forms of government suppliers, taxes, salaries and pensions in the country. The flag-off of the nationwide campaign, took place at the Ocean View Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos. 

The campaign is part of efforts to ensure the successful enforcement of electronic payment system.

The public sector sensitisation forum drew participants from ministries and agencies from across the states and local governments in the Southwest zone. The states are Lagos, Ekiti, Ondo, Oyo, Ogun and Osun.

It is billed for all the six geo-political zones in the country. 

The states in the Southsouth region – Delta, Edo, Rivers, Cross-River, Akwa-Ibom and Bayelsa will take their turn today at Rachael Hotel, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, while Enugu, Anambra, Abia, Imo and Ebonyi states in the Southeast zone are scheduled to assemble on Friday at the Golden Royale Hotel, in Enugu for the sesitisation programme. 

The Northeast forum for Bornu, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Taraba and Bauchi states and will take place on December 6 at Emerald Royal Hill Hotel, Gombe GRA, by Government House, Gombe, while the sensitisation for the Northwest states of Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara, Kastina, Kebbi and Sokoto is scheduled for December at Hamdala Hotel, Kaduna. 

Benue, Niger, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Plateau and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will have their forum at the CBN Main Auditorium, Abuja on December 13.

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CBN begins e-Payment campaign