Page 5 - Express Point News Today

With the launch of the Agency Banking on Friday, 19 th February, the Pan African bank,Ecobank has made banking easier for the public by bringing their facility closer to people through the establishment of Express Point where transaction can easily be done. Ecobank also launched the Electricity Vending,a scheme that would help the public to recharge their EDSA prepaid metres through the Ecobank Access points. Aside from financial inclusion, the agency banking would among other things ensure saf...

Where shes been appearing on talk radio, giving newspaper interviews, shes really laying it all on the line. they knew this day was coming and they knew they have never enjoyed the prospect of brexit. theres a tinge of sadness when you actually have to put your names and signatures on the dotted line. >> and no one really knows at this juncture, now that theyve made this step a little over 30 minutes ago, what it all means. someone says i believe it sounds like shes trying to be everything to ev...

As well as the democratic unionist party saying she wont vote for this deal. there are lots of questions now as theresa may moves forward with this historic agreement and whether or not she can get it through parliament. its looking highly unlikely. and if that does not happen, it is an open question, pretty much anyone to guess at this point at what will happen next. >> eren, live in brussels, thank you for the reporting. so heres whats next for brexit as it stands now. it now goes to the bri...

Is a situation where their obligating us to want to play the game. pablo, our captain just came back with a patch on his eye. theyre obligating us to want to play this game. >> after the bus attack fans in argentina were frustrated and confused about whether the final team match would go on saturday as planned. >> near the stadium, and he described the intense atmosphere. >> everyone around boeka and where the stadium is located is absolutely disappointed the way today went. there was an instanc...

But it was a somber tone today at this council as the eu leaders arrived. we heard from the president of the european commission jean claude-yonker say this was a sad moment for the eu and a tragedy. we also heard from the dutch prime minister say were all losing in this process. take a listen to what he has to say. >> nobody winning, were all losing. but given the complexity, its acceptable. >> reporter: theresa may has arrived here at this summit. she went straight in, did not stop to give any...

The u.k. as well has been preparing but theyre not as advanced in those preparations. youll probably see some safety arrangements with things like raveiation. its unlikely flights will somehow stop. but where youll see real problems are things like border crossings for goods and the way to avoid it may be some kind of extension to the article 50 negotiation in order to achieve this brexit. youll see cool, calm heads trying to find a way through those chaotic waters if the vote is successful in t...

>> reporter: yeah, well, the next steps in all of this, natalie, are really fraught with uncertainty, whether or not theresa may will be able to get this deal now endorsed by the eu 27 through parliament is an open question. and looking at this point to be doubtful when you consider what played out yesterday in belfast. we heard from boris johnson at the party thats really seen as holding the keys to her government. really critical seats for her. boris johnson telling that party conference that ...

Defense. but there is no way we can choose between either spend more or better. we need to spend both more and better. so what we committed in 2014 was not either to spend more or to spend better, but it was to spend 2% of gdp that better way. and we are doing both things and moving forward on both tracks. >> thank you very much. this concludes this press point. thank you. >> thank you. >> there you have a very headline-making press conference, a joint presser between nathe nato secretary genera...

What we invest in our defense. we need to spend both more and better. it was also to spend 2% of gdp in a better way and we are moving forward on both tracks. >> thank you very much. this concludes this press point. thank you. >> you have been watching live the nato secretary-general along with vice president mike pence on his trip overseas to brussels. the two of them making a fair amount of news pressed by the media on that trip. much of it centering on the nato alliance, on questions on natio...

More or better. we need to spend both more and better. so what we committed in 2014 was not either to spend more or to spend better but to spend 2% of gdp in a better way and moving forward on both tracks. >> thank you very much. this concludes this press point. thank you. >> bill: so far a monday on presidents day there is a lot of news right there in those statements. one with regard to general flynn by my recollection the first public comment talking about the deep disappointment the vice pre...