The microfinance industry in Nigeria had been confronted with numerous challenges since the launch of the Microfinance Policy Framework in December, 2005. A significant number of the microfinance banks (MFBs) were deficient in their understanding of the microfinance concept and the methodology for delivery of microfinance services to the target groups. Many of them lost focus and began to compete with deposit money banks for customers and deposits, leaving their target market unattended, in spite of efforts of the regulatory authorities to put them back on track.Unfortunately, the impact of the global financial crisis on MFBs had been more severe than anticipated. Credit lines dried up, competition became more intense and credit risk increased, as many customers of MFBs were unable to pay back their credit facilities owing to the hostile economic environment. The combination of these factors had significantly weakened the microfinance sub-sector and its ability to achieve the policy objective of economic empowerment at the lower end of the market
Given this scenario and following market reports about the failure of some MFBs to meet their matured obligations as well as several petitions received from aggrieved depositors, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) embarked on a Target Examination of all MFBs in Nigeria to identify the problem and ascertain the scope as well as the extent of damage done to the affected institutions. The exercise stated m February 2010 and was concluded in June 2010.
2. Outcome of the Target Examination
The Target Examination was conducted on 820 MFBs across the country. A total of 224 (27%) MFBs were found to be “Terminally Distressed” and “Technically Insolvent” and/or had closed shop for at least six months.
The factors that contributed to the unsoundness of the MFBs were attributable to some or all of the following:
High level of non-performing loans, resulting in high portfolio at risk (PAR), which had impaired their capital;
Gross undercapitalization in relation to the level of operations;
Poor corporate governance and incompetent boards;
High level of non-performing insider-related credits and other forms of insider abuse;
Heavy investments in the capital market, with the resultant diminution in the value of the investment after the meltdown;
Poor asset-liability management owing to portfolio mismatch;
Heavy investments in fixed assets beyond the maximum limit prescribed;
Operating losses sustained as a result of high expenditure on staff and other overheads;
Weak management evidenced by poor asset quality, poor credit administration, inadequate controls, high rate of fraud and labour turnover;
Failure to meet matured obligations to customers.
3. Regulatory Action Taken
i) The operating licences of the 224 MFBs that were found to be ‘Terminally Distressed' and ‘Technically Insolvent' have been revoked pursuant to S. 12 of BOFIA1991 (as amended). The list of the affected MFBs is attached.
ii) As insured institutions, NDIC in line with its statutory responsibility shall pay up to the maximum insurance coverage of N100,000 per depositor.
iii) The bank directors and management of the closed banks that have abused their positions would be handed over to the Law Enforcement Agencies for investigation and prosecution, and those found culpable would be blacklisted accordingly.
4. Concluding Remarks
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Regulatory Authorities hereby assure the public that they would not allow the activities of few individuals that ran their institutions aground to derail the noble objectives of the microfinance policy. All necessary steps have been taken to protect depositors of the affected banks.
Consequently, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation INDIC) by virtue of its powers under Section 40 of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Act 2006 Is the Provisional Liquidator of the affected banks.
The NDIC, as provisional liquidator, hereby directs that the Management and Staff of the affected banks should report for duty at their respective offices on Monday, 27th September 2010 to assist the NDIC to prepare for the payment to insured depositors of the affected MFBs in line with the obligations imposed on Management and Staff of the MFBs under the Companies and Allied Matter Act, 1990.
Management and Staff of the affected MFBs are assured of their safety and security as the Nigerian Police Force has been drafted to maintain security at all the premises nationwide.
MICROFINANCE BANKS WHOSE LICENCES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR REVOCATION
S/N NAME OF MICROFINANCE BANK STATE
1 ABIGI Microfinance Bank LIMITED OGUN
2 ABIRIBA Microfinance Bank ABIA
3 ACME TRUST Microfinance Bank LAGOS
4 ADAIGBO Microfinance Bank DELTA
5 ADIF Microfinance Bank LAGOS
6 AFAM Microfinance Bank RIVERS
7 AGBELO Microfinance Bank EDO
8 AGULERI Microfinance Bank Ltd ANAMBRA
9 AJASE-IPO Microfinance Bank KWARA
10 AKESAN Microfinance Bank OYO
11 AKIN Microfinance Bank CR. RIVER
12 AKPOR-COE Microfinance Bank RIVERS
13 AKUDIEWAMicrofinance Bank ENUGU
14 AKWENGWU Microfinance Bank KOGI
15 ALLIANCE Microfinance Bank ABUJA
16 ALLOVER Microfinance Bank LTD LAGOS
17 ALSTARMicrofinance Bank LTD LAGOS
18 ALTITUDE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
19 AMAIFEKE Microfinance Bank IMO
20 AMAZING GRACE Microfinance Bank OGUN
21 APEX GOLDEN Microfinance Bank LAGOS
22 APPLE Microfinance Bank LIMITED OGUN
23 ASABARI Microfinance Bank OYO
24 ASAGA-UKWU Microfinance Bank ABIA
25 ASCENT Microfinance Bank OGUN
26 ATTANWAMBIRI Microfinance Bank IMO
27 BABURA Microfinance Bank EKITI
28 BALERAMicrofinance Bank LTD KADUNA
29 BARNAWA Microfinance Bank LTD KADUNA
30 BERACHAH Microfinance Bank LAGOS
31 BEULAH Microfinance Bank LTD LAGOS
32 BIRAIDU Microfinance Bank KOGI
33 BIRNINN KUDU Microfinance Bank JIGAWA
34 BONNY Microfinance Bank RIVERS
35 BRISTOL Microfinance Bank LAGOS
36 BROADBASE Microfinance Bank Ltd DELTA
37 BROADVIEW Microfinance Bank LAGOS
38 CAPITAL Microfinance Bank Ltd ADAMAWA
39 CASHJET Microfinance Bank DELTA
40 CEDEP Microfinance Bank Ltd BAUCHI
41 CENTURY Microfinance Bank LAGOS
42 CHAT Microfinance Bank LTD KADUNA
43 CHIBUEZE Microfinance Bank ABIA
44 CIRCULAR Microfinance Bank EDO
45 CITIGATE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
46 CKC Microfinance Bank RIVERS
47 CLASSIC Microfinance Bank OGUN
48 COASTLINE Microfinance Bank DELTA
49 COMBINED BENEFITS Microfinance Bank OGUN
50 COMMON BENEFIT Microfinance Bank LAGOS
51 COMMONWEALTH Microfinance Bank LTD KADUNA
52 COMPLETE TRUST Microfinance Bank LAGOS
53 CONFLUENCE Microfinance Bank KOGI
54 CREDIT EXPRESS Microfinance Bank LAGOS
55 CROWNED EAGLE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
56 CUBIC Microfinance Bank EDO
57 CUTTING EDGE M Microfinance Bank EDO
58 DAILY CAPITAL Microfinance Bank LAGOS
59 DANELS GLOBAL Microfinance Bank ABUJA
60 DANMUSA Microfinance Bank Ltd KATSINA
61 DIVINE Microfinance Bank RIVERS
62 DOGON DAJ! Microfinance Bank SOKOTO
63 DUNAMIS Microfinance Bank LAGOS
64 DYNAMIC Microfinance Bank LAGOS
65 EAGLE FLIGHT Microfinance Bank DELTA
66 E-BARCLAYS Microfinance Bank ABUJA
67 EBEM-OH A Microfinance Bank ABIA
68 EBENATOR Microfinance Bank Ltd. IMO
69 ECB Microfinance Bank OSUN
70 EDS Microfinance Bank LAGOS
71 EDUEK Microfinance Bank Ltd A.IBOM
72 EKWEMA Microfinance Bank Ltd IMO
73 EMBRACE Microfinance Bank BAYELSA
74 EMEVOR Microfinance Bank Ltd DELTA
75 ENTERPRISE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
76 EQUATOR Microfinance Bank BAYELSA
77 ESTATE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
78 ETITI Microfinance Bank IMO
79 EVEREST Microfinance Bank Ltd ANAM BRA
80 EVO Microfinance Bank RIVERS
81 EWT Microfinance Bank ABUJA
82 EXCELLENT Microfinance Bank BENUE
83 EXPRESS Microfinance Bank ABIA
84 EZIMUZO Microfinance Bank Ltd ANAMBRA
85 FESTAC 77 Microfinance Bank LAGOS
86 FIELDREAMS Microfinance Bank LAGOS
87 FIRST HERITAL Microfinance Bank LAGOS
88 FIRST OMASI Microfinance Bank ENUGU
89 FREEDOM Microfinance Bank LAGOS
90 FUND EXPRESS Microfinance Bank LAGOS
91 FUT Minna Microfinance Bank Ltd NIGER
92 FUTO Microfinance Bank IMO
93 GALAXY Microfinance Bank Ltd DELTA
94 GAMJI Microfinance Bank Ltd KEBBI
95 GARDEN CITY Microfinance Bank RIVERS
96 GBOKO Microfinance Bank BENUE
97 GITICOM Microfinance Bank RIVERS
98 GOLDEN CHOICE Microfinance Bank RIVERS
99 GTI Microfinance Bank LAGOS
100 GWOROK Microfinance Bank LTD KADUNA
101 HARBOUR Microfinance Bank Ltd ANAMBRA
102 HAZONWAO Microfinance Bank LAGOS
103 HLLTOP Microfinance Bank EKITI
104 HOMELAND Microfinance Bank BAYELSA
105 LC GLOBAL Microfinance Bank DELTA
106 IC Microfinance Bank LAGOS
107 IDAH Microfinance Bank KOGI
108 IDEAL TRUST Microfinance Bank Ltd ANAMBRA
109 IFONYIN Microfinance Bank OGUN
110 IGANGAN Microfinance Bank OYO
111 IHECHIOWA Microfinance Bank ABIA
112 IHIMA Microfinance Bank KOGI
113 IHITTE Microfinance Bank Ltd . IMO
114 IJARE Microfinance Bank ONDO
115 IKORODU DIVISION Microfinance Bank LAGOS
116 IKWUANO Microfinance Bank ABIA
117 IMPACT Microfinance Bank LAGOS
118 IMPERIAL Microfinance Bank LAGOS
119 IMSU Microfinance Bank IMO
120 INTEGRATED Microfinance Bank LAGOS
121 INVESTMENT Microfinance Bank ABIA
122 IPE Microfinance Bank ONDO
123 ISHIAGU Microfinance Bank ANAMBRA
124 ISUOFlA Microfinance Bank ANAMBRA
125 ITELE Microfinance Bank OGUN
126 IVIE Microfinance Bank EDO
127 IYEDE Microfinance Bank DELTA
128 JEGA Microfinance Bank KEBBI
129 JHN Microfinance Bank ABUJA
130 KARIS Microfinance Bank OGUN
131 KBS Microfinance Bank LAGOS
132 KERANA Microfinance Bank PLATEAU
133 KFCIA Microfinance Bank LAGOS
134 KOGI Microfinance Bank KOGI
135 KOREDE Microfinance Bank ONDO
136 KSF Microfinance Bank LAGOS
137 L^LUFON Microfinance Bank OYO
138 LANDGOLD Microfinance Bank OGUN
139 LEGEND Microfinance Bank OSUN
140 LEKKI Microfinance Bank LAGOS
141 LIFT Microfinance Bank EDO
142 LOFTY HEIGHTS Microfinance Bank EDO
143 MARMARA Microfinance Bank TARABA
144 MAXITRUST Microfinance Bank RIVERS
145 MAYFIELD Microfinance Bank LAGOS
146 MCB Microfinance Bank LAGOS
147 MIC Microfinance Bank LAGOS
148 MILESTONE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
149 MOORGATE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
150 MULTI VEST Microfinance Bank OYO
151 MUNICIPAL Microfinance Bank ABUJA
152 MUSTASONS Microfinance Bank LAGOS
153 NAKOWA Microfinance Bank KADUNA
154 NATEX Microfinance Bank Ltd ANAMBRA
155 NDIOLU Microfinance Bank Ltd ANAMBRA
156 NEIGHBOURHOOD Microfinance Bank RIVERS
157 NEW GATE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
158 NEW IMAGE Microfinance Bank OGUN
159 NEWAGE Microfinance Bank ONDO
160 NEW-LIFE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
161 NEXUS Microfinance Bank Ltd NIGER
162 NGAS Microfinance Bank PLATEAU
163 NKPA Microfinance Bank ABIA
164 NKPOLU-UST Microfinance Bank RIVERS
165 NKPOR Microfinance Bank ANAMBRA
166 NSU Microfinance Bank Ltd. IMO
167 NSUKKA Microfinance Bank ENUGU
168 OBIOMA Microfinance Bank ABIA
169 OBOKUN Microfinance Bank OSUN
170 OBOSI Microfinance Bank Ltd ANAMBRA
171 OCON SUCCESS Microfinance Bank OGUN
172 ODU Microfinance Bank KOGI
173 ODUDUWA Microfinance Bank OSUN
174 OLIVE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
175 OLOMI Microfinance Bank OYO
176 OLOMOYOYO Microfinance Bank OYO
177 OMNI Microfinance Bank LAGOS
178 OMUMA Microfinance Bank IMO
179 OPENGATE Microfinance Bank ABUJA
180 ORAEZUE Microfinance Bank Ltd ANAMBRA
181 ORIE-ORBA Microfinance Bank ENUGU
182 OSINA Microfinance Bank IMO
183 OSOMHE Microfinance Bank EDO
184 OTUN EKITI Microfinance Bank Ltd EKITI
185 OWENA Microfinance Bank OSUN
186 OWHOWHA Microfinance Bank Ltd DELTA
187 OYAN Microfinance Bank OSUN
188 PARALLEX Microfinance Bank LAGOS
189 PET Microfinance Bank RIVERS
190 PLANNET Microfinance Bank LAGOS
191 PRIMATE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
192 PRIME Microfinance Bank Ltd A. IBOM
193 PROLIFIC Microfinance Bank LAGOS
194 PROSPERITY Microfinance Bank EDO
195 REALITY Microfinance Bank OYO
196 RIGGS Microfinance Bank LAGOS
197 ROYAL Microfinance Bank RIVERS
198 SAMINAKA Microfinance Bank LTD KADUNA
199 SHIMAZ Microfinance Bank OSUN
200 SOLACE Microfinance Bank DELTA
201 SOUTH WEST IKOYl Microfinance Bank LAGOS
202 SOVEREIGN Microfinance Bank LAGOS
203 STANDEX Microfinance Bank ANAMBRA
204 TOKI RAINBOW Microfinance Bank RIVERS
205 TOUCHSTONE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
206 TRADERS Microfinance Bank LAGOS
207 TREASURES Microfinance Bank LAGOS
206 TRINITY Microfinance Bank Ltd A.IBOM
209 TR1-STAR Microfinance Bank ENUGU
210 UDEZUKA Microfinance Bank ANAMBRA
211 UFUMA Microfinance Bank ANAMBRA
212 UGHEVWEN Microfinance Bank DELTA
213 UJOELEN Microfinance Bank EDO
214 UU Microfinance Bank ANAMBRA
215 ULTIMATE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
216 UMUHUOKABIA Microfinance Bank IMO
217 UMUNZE Microfinance Bank Ltd ANAMBRA
218 UNIQUE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
219 UNIQUETRUST Microfinance Bank Ltd. DELTA
220 URUALLA Microfinance Bank Ltd IMO
221 UTUGWANG Microfinance Bank CR. RIVER
222 UVWIE Microfinance Bank Ltd DELTA
223 VENTURE SUPPORT Microfinance Bank LAGOS
224 WIZETRADE Microfinance Bank LAGOS
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
How to make the most hits on Facebook
Facebook has over 350 million active users. More than 35 million users update their status each day, with more than 55 million status updates each day. With this, more than 2.5 billion pictures are uploaded to Facebook each month. But the issue is; how do users make others view their pictures and updates more with comments, pokes, etc. The secret is simple.
The average Facebook user has 130 friends and sends eight friend requests per month. Among children under 18, Facebook was ranked third in the top 100 searches of 2009, behind YouTube and Google. Sex and porn rounded out the top five searches. Put your account relating to ‘sex and porn’ and you will be amazed the amount of friend requests you will get. A woman slept with 50 men she met on her Facebook page titled “I Need Sex”. Users tend go after words like sex on social network sites. It is because of this that a 39-year-old Pennsylvania father was arrested for openly asking his 13-year-old daughter for sex over Facebook.
In 2008, a 23-year-old woman named Lauren Michaels created a group titled “I Need Sex” on Facebook. Within 10 minutes, she had 35 members and, soon attracted 100 members, 50 of whom she eventually slept with. Facebook has since removed her page. Another user mistakenly uploaded her sex video unto Facebook, it was removed 8 minutes after making it to her profile but it was "Liked" 39,203 times. It made history because she only had 14 friends. Due to this sex ‘appeal’ and other related issues, Syria, China, Vietnam, and Iran have banned Facebook.
The average Facebook user has 130 friends and sends eight friend requests per month. Among children under 18, Facebook was ranked third in the top 100 searches of 2009, behind YouTube and Google. Sex and porn rounded out the top five searches. Put your account relating to ‘sex and porn’ and you will be amazed the amount of friend requests you will get. A woman slept with 50 men she met on her Facebook page titled “I Need Sex”. Users tend go after words like sex on social network sites. It is because of this that a 39-year-old Pennsylvania father was arrested for openly asking his 13-year-old daughter for sex over Facebook.
In 2008, a 23-year-old woman named Lauren Michaels created a group titled “I Need Sex” on Facebook. Within 10 minutes, she had 35 members and, soon attracted 100 members, 50 of whom she eventually slept with. Facebook has since removed her page. Another user mistakenly uploaded her sex video unto Facebook, it was removed 8 minutes after making it to her profile but it was "Liked" 39,203 times. It made history because she only had 14 friends. Due to this sex ‘appeal’ and other related issues, Syria, China, Vietnam, and Iran have banned Facebook.
Lower Usuma Dam REUNION
What is your opinion on a REUNION? D next 90 days is the plan, because of the holidays. Your views will give us a better way for organization and proper planning. It will be good to see we all again and well, by His Grace.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Award Nite in Buk Town(more videos)
In this video: Abu Fari, Aisha Bori, Yahaya Tijani, Layi, many more...
Saturday, September 4, 2010
BUK Award Nite Jan/12/2002
Charles (112), Victoria, Baha, Habiba Yahaya amongst others are in this clip. We created this crowd.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Wande Coal and Mo'Hits explode on nude pix
Right now, R'n'B singer, Wande Coal, the ‘Bumper-to-Bumper’ master is devastated over the nude pictures of him in circulation on the social utility site.
At about 8:00 on a Wednesday night, a picture of naked Wande sleeping on a bed in a room was posted on the internet and by 11:00 pm, almost every Nigerian with a Blackberry phone had it on his phone, no thanks to Twitter users, who did not hesitate to transfer the material to all their contacts.
By 7:00 am on Thursday, over 1200 people had seen the pictures on Twitter, with most girls who saw it started leaving funny comments on the page. While some made jokes out of it, using Wande's own song to compose lewd lyrics versions, making reference to his exposed private part, others exclaimed in disgust at the action of whoever carried out the act on Wande.
Considering how much he is loved, the question on the lips of everyone remains: who on earth could have done this to tarnish the image of a young man whose career is at its peak, and what does the person stand to gain?
The general belief is that the dark complexioned award winning artiste may have been set up by people who are very close to him, perhaps a lady. But who the person is remains a mystery. Following the uproar that greeted the scandalous nude pictures, since it was posted on the internet, City People (a Nigerian magazine) put a call across to the management company of the artiste. In their reply, they claimed that the naked pictures are not those of Wande, but may be that of someone who looks like him, or could be computer graphic generated. And 80% of the people who checked the pictures on the internet have since challenged the person who posted the pictures, insisting that it couldn't be Wande Coal.
However to confirm that the picture is truly that of Wande, the person who posted it decided to post another one on Thursday morning, and that was when everyone gave in, that truly, it is Wande in the picture.
Still, the question remains, “who could have done it?” Investigation soon found out that the person allegedly behind the callous act was a particular lady on Twitter called Simisola (surname withheld). She, it was, who posted the picture on the internet. We gathered that she got the pictures from one of her friends. Sources alleged that Wande had gone home drunk on that fateful night with a girl and after some intimate time with her, slept off naked. The lady then took pictures of him naked not for the a purpose of posting on the internet, but to show off to friends that she spent quality and a private time with Wande, and that was how the babe who subsequently posted it on internet got hold of it. The debate is no longer why the lady took the pictures, but why she had to post it on the internet. Some people say the whole episode is a grand set up and intentional on the part of the ladies. The lady who posted it has however defended herself on her Twitter time line, stating that she didn't take the pictures and didn't intend to post them on the internet, even though she has many of such pictures (including those of other artistes) on her phone. Responding to comments on her Twitter page, she categorically stated that she got the picture from someone she didn't disclose and that the pictures were taken by a girl who slept with Wande the night the picture was taken. Initially, she said she didn't want to post them but after some time she decided to post them. But that she didn't know they will spread like wild fire as they have now happened. She said the reason she didn't post them initially was because she has a conscience, but immediately after she posted them, she got 100 views in 10 mins and in 30 minutes, she had 513 views. When asked why she did this to someone on Twitter, she replied that she got the picture on her Blackberry from her friend who wanted her to post them and after a while, she made up her mind to do it.
Wande Coal said in a chat he was surprised about the nude picture saga, insisting that it is just a sabotage and the handiwork of his enemies who are out to destroy him. He further went to say he will not be distracted by whoever wishes to bring him down. "All I heard was that there are some nude pictures of me on the internet. That couldn't have been me and I don't know about the pictures. It is the picture of a black man sleeping naked". Asked if he suspects anybody, he said "I don't suspect anyone. In the past few months, there have been several false rumour about me and few months back, some people said I dey mad. I represent Naija as a singer and my life is about making people happy and I will continue to do that".
How does he intend to correct this image/career destroying saga? Wande, looking bubbly as ever said, "My label, Mo'Hits Record is aware of it and we are looking at it critically and doing our investigation, and as soon as we sort out issues, we will get the person trying to spoil my name and know what to do". D'Banj, who came to the Media briefing with Wande added that, "I was in London when the news reached me. I am not surprised but disappointed, because as a celebrity, people would want to hurt you for no reason. There is a picture of Obasanjo on the internet where someone actually put Obasanjo's hand on my body. That picture was taken while I was performing at the Hip Hop World Awards some years back. Wande is the first African to hit No 1 on Twitter's view list, but in a negative way. In two hours, over one million people all over the world already viewed pictures of a naked black man sleeping. That is not Wande Coal, but I wish people can use this medium in a positive way".
In addition, his management company added that they can't be bothered with someone who's trying to distract Wande. "We might not really want to dwell on the controversy, but the pictures must have been posted by some of his enemies who want to destroy him. That is not Wande, and we stand by it. He remains as focused as ever on his music career, and will not let people distract him. He is not the one in the picture, it is the brilliant work of a graphic artist, and that is one of the reasons we are not really bothered.”
“But let's imagine that it is Wande, why would someone do that to a fellow human being? The picture is that of a young man sleeping in his house, does it mean a man cannot sleep naked in his own house? Tell me now. It's not fair but as far as we are concerned, it is not Wande Coal.”
Asked if they know the lady who posted it, neither Wande nor his management company admitted that they know her, as they have promised to fish her out.
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