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Valucard
Trains Banks, Others On Card Fraud Management |
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Following
on the heels of the successful inauguration of ValuCard's
Payment Card Fraud Management Forum in November last year,
ValuCard Nigeria Plc has commenced an intensive 2-day
Card Fraud Management training for executives, senior
officers and operatives of banks, the Economic & Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria Immigration Service,
Nigeria Customs Service, National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian wing of Interpol.
The programme is aimed at equipping participants with
requisite knowledge, skills and strategies to prevent,
investigate, apprehend and prosecute card fraudsters.
The training is necessitated by the increasing number
of high profile banks in the country that are now issuing
domestic and international Visa cards to their discerning
customers for use as means of payment at Points of Sale,
for purchases over the Internet as well as for making
withdrawals at ATMs within and outside Nigeria via ValuCard's
world class switching, transaction processing and acquiring
platform.
It is also coming at a time when ValuCard is piloting
a new cost-effective global money transfer solution aimed
at enabling Nigerians in the Diaspora to remit money to
their loved ones in Nigeria via a secure Internet channel.
According to Mrs. Ochanya Dan-Ugo, Head, Risk & Control
of ValuCard Nigeria Plc, the training curriculum include,
amongst others: Identification of key payment card fraud
issues; Formulation of cohesive and effective card fraud
and risk management strategies, in line with global best
practices in the payment card industry and the Development
of counter-measures to deal with fraud and other criminal
activities in the payment industry.
Dan-Ugo explained that the primary objectives of the training
include: The protection of cardholders against the antics
of card fraudsters; increasing risk management efficiency
amongst participants and protecting the country's image
as it relates to economic crimes.
ValuCard Nigeria Plc (VCN) is owned by a consortium of
Visa International Services Association (Visa) and leading
Nigerian banks.
Incorporated in 1998, ValuCard Nigeria Plc has transformed
from being a local card scheme in Nigeria to a global
Payment Card Industry Service Provider.
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Unveils Olympics Promo |
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International electronics
giant, Samsung Electronics has rolled out its Olympic bouquet
to all sports fans all over the world. The bouquet includes
2008 Olympic double promo which offers Nigerians the opportunity
to win Samsung Olympic Medals and hundreds of fantastic Samsung
products.
Speaking at the unveiling of the promo, the Managing Director,
Samsung Electronics Nigeria Limited, James You, said as an
official worldwide wireless telecommunication partner to the
Beijing Olympics, Samsung is committed to ensuring that everybody
in Nigeria shares in the spirit of the game without necessarily
traveling to Beijing.
The managing director explained that Samsung business philosophy
for 2008 Olympic Games is based in the trio-premise of Greener,
People and High-Tech. According to him, “Samsung is
dedicated to making Green Olympics by adopting environment
friendly design elements in the construction of on-site facilities
both for athletes, their families and spectators. We are providing
an array of life entertainment at Beijing to make the occasion
enjoyable”.
He pointed out that Samsung has also put the necessary machineries
in motion to ensure that people participate adequately in
the promo as demonstrated by the 2-in-1 consumer promo that
is on-going in Nigeria at the moment.
Demonstrating the promo, the marketing manager, Charles Uwa
Omoregha, said to participate in the promos, the first promo
entails that buyers of any Samsung products text the word
“Samsung”, their names, phone number, state of
residence, the item bought, the IMEI number (if it's a mobile
phone) or serial number (for other products) to 32050, leaving
a space after each information.
Product to be won under this category include, 10 sleek 46-inch
LCD television sets, 20 giant ultra-stylish “slide by-slide”
refrigerator and 300 of the popular SGH- J700 “Drogba”
phones in this promotion.
He further explained that the second promo known as “Text-A-
Guess”, the participants do not need to buy Samsung
products but are required to text their predictions of winners
of the 100m sprint event, football and boxing competitions
to the number 32055 to qualify for a raffle draw that will
be transparently conducted.
The Marketing manager said participants will enter by sending
text messages with the word 'Samsung', (space), 'their name',
(space), 'the sport' (space), predicted winner's name, (space)
and their phone number.
Prizes to be won under this category include 10 32-inch LCD
televisions, 200 SGH-J700 “Drogba” phones and
50 DX 1200 Home Theatre System.
It would be recalled that Samsung supported the 1988 Seoul
Olympics as a local partner and has become the official worldwide
wireless telecommunication to the Olympic Games since the
Nagano Olympic Winter Games in 1998.
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LG
Launches Nigerian TV With Mosquito Net |
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Global brand, LG electronics
is further aligning its operations to care for the health of
Nigerians with the introduction of free mosquito nets in its
21 and 29 inch TVs (21/29 FU6R) known as the “ Nigerian
TV. This social initiative is to fight malaria which has one
of the highest mortality rates in Africa.
In the world of the manufacturers of household electronics globally,
LG electronics has continued to demonstrate its support and
commitment for consumers' healthcare globally by manufacturing
environmentally safe products with health care functions.
Speaking at the event, Tae Joon Park, general manager, Digital
Display, LG Electronics West Africa Operations said “the
introduction of mosquito net with LG Nigerian TV is our symbolic
way of saying 'LG Loves Nigeria'. Our commitment to being a
deeply responsible company, contributing to our environment
and community is important to us”, he said. |
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“We know that malaria
has a high vulnerable factor in Nigeria, we are trying
to respond in our own little way to this deadly scourge.
Beyond making our products more accessible to all users
regardless of their social status, we also seek to reach
our goal of being Nigeria's national brand by truly caring
and sharing”
Speaking in the same vein, Mohammed Fuoani, managing director
of Fuoani Nigeria Limited, authorized distributors ofLG
Electronics products in Nigeria explained that the television
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is the “second
generation” of the Nigerian TV which has its menu on screen
display 'OSD' in the three Nigerian languages-Hausa, Igbo, and
Yoruba-and also comes with unique features which include; picture
(PIP), stylish Art design and 10 to 15 watts x 2 output for
the 21 and 29 inch TVs respectively.
“LG electronics
has been consistent in demonstrating its commitment to showing
concern for the people of Nigeria and Nigerian society through
various creative ways which includes; the LG musical night to
raise funds for the sickle cell foundation, donations to the
abandoned children's home such as Little Saints Orphanage.
“Others are “Save our sight” project
which involved free surgical operation of people with eye defect
and giving of medical glasses to the less privileged as well
as the donation of artificial limbs to the physically challenged
as a demonstration of our corporate belief that people should
be encouraged to achieve their full potentials and enjoy more
fulfilling lives”, Fuoani said
LG Electronics is a global leader and technology innovator in
consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications,
employing more than 82,000 people working in over 120 operations
including 80 subsidiaries around the world. They are also the
world's largest producer of CDMA handsets, air conditioners,
optical storage products, DVD players and home theatre systems. |
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Nokia
Introduces New Range Of Cellphones |
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Nokia, the world's leader
in mobility convergence has introduced a new range of quality
phones with converged features suitable for the Nigerian market.
Explaining the functionalities of the products to journalist,
Head of Channel Management, Nokia, Marcel Van De Pas, said that
Nokia has brought the complexity and diversity of Nigerian culture
into affordable phones known as entry phones, making it possible
for every class of the Nigerian social structure to afford a
quality multimedia Nokia phone products.
Among the entry phones are Nokia 5000 which comes very portable
with 1.3pix camera with capacity to store hundreds of contacts.
The phone supports mobile Internet browsing, listening to FM
radio and downloading same. It also has Bluetooth and Global
Positioning Radio system.
Nokia 1680 is another product of Nokia which has been described
as the most affordable camera phone with video recording. It
supports voice recording and express audio messaging with GPRS.
Also in the series is Nokia 2680 which has a smooth handy structure
with Bluetooth and camera; this will flood the Nigerian market
by mid-September.
Also, among the entry products is Nokia 7070. This product is
said to have brought fashion into phones; it is for those who
want to distinguish themselves through the phones. It has outstanding
features; it supports Internet mobile browsing and has GPRS.
The common feature of the phones is that they are all Internet-enabled.
They also come with the 12-month Nokia warranty that gives peace
of mind.
Nokia 1209 is another beautiful product from the stable of Nokia.
It comes with a dust resistant cover that keeps the phone free
from dust rust. It supports up to 5 phone books, flash light
with about 32 polyphonic ringing tones.
Van De Pas said Nokia is determined to care for its numerous
customers across the globe and in Nigeria in particular by connecting
the unconnected even as he assured that Nokia will never compromise
on standards in a bid to satisfy its customers. |
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