The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has extended the mandatory registration deadline for Point of Sales (POS) agents, super agents, and sole agents to September 5, 2024. This decision provides a 60-day extension from the initial deadline of July 7, 2024. In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Saturday, the CAC explained that the […]
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PoS Operator Arrested for Allegedly Supplying Sex Workers to Bandits
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has apprehended a Point of Sale (PoS) operator, Sunday Musa, also known as Dan Gwari, for allegedly supplying sex workers to bandits and distributing money to their families in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Benneth Igweh, the FCT commissioner of police, revealed the arrest while parading […]
PoS Operators to Sue CAC Over Registration Directive
The National President of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) announced plans to take legal action against the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) over the mandatory registration directive for its members. President Fasasi Sarafadeen criticized the CAC’s directive requiring PoS operators to register, arguing that it contradicts the Companies and Allied […]
CAC Registration: Police to Clamp Down on Illegal PoS Operators
The Federal Government has emphasized that mandatory registration of Point-of-Sales (PoS) operators nationwide will contribute to reducing kidnapping incidents and aiding security agencies in apprehending recipients of ransom payments. Failure to comply with the directive to register with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) after July 7, 2024, will result in action by security agencies against […]
IGP Implements Ban on PoS Machines Within Police Facilities Nationwide
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has enforced a prohibition on the use of point-of-sale (POS) machines and other electronic mobile money transaction devices within police stations and facilities across Nigeria. According to police spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the ban comes in response to public concerns regarding alleged illegal transactions involving POS operators and certain […]
EFCC Arrests Banker For Selling New Naira Notes To POS Agent
A banker identified as Soberechukwu Ewa has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for purportedly vending new naira notes to a Point of Sales (POS) cashier named Azubuike M. Obasi. In a recent statement by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, it was disclosed that the arrests occurred at Ecobank, Rumuobiakani, and Maddox […]