Papua New Guinea's former prime minister Sir Mekere Morauta says the national election is being rigged under the watch of the Electoral Commissioner; the latest attack on a Manus Island detainee shows it is too dangerous for refugees to settle in Papua New Guinea, according to advocates; an anti torture protestor in Fiji has been released after spending a second night in police cells and two days of questioning; there is still dissension among family members who are still opposed to the chosen candidate for the high paramount chief title of Malietoa in Samoa; RAMSI is hailed as a Pacific success story by the Solomons PM; a superbug outbreak in Fiji is linked to a shortage of supplies and an Australian TV series labeled offensive to Tonga is scheduled for release in New Zealand.
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NIGERIA CAN BUILD ROBUST, INCLUSIVE PAYMENT ECOSYSTEM WITH ACTIVE COLLABORATION
The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has stated that Nigeria can build a robust and inclusive digital payment ecosystem with active collaboration among key stakeholders Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta, while speaking at the 2023 yearly conference of the Finance Correspondent Association of Nigeria (FICAN) with the theme “Strengthening Digital Infrastructure for Efficient Innovative Payment System in Nigeria, held on Saturday in Lagos, said for Nigeria to advance its payment system, there is need for stakeholders to adopt a multidimensional collaboration in the system. According to the NCC boss, who was represented by a Deputy Director at the commission, Engr Anthony Ikemefuna, to strenghten digital infrastructure for efficient payment system is a long-term exercise that requires active involvement of key stakeholders in attracting huge investment needed to achieve the desired result. He categorically stressed the need to improve collaboration between the NCC and fi...
