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Punch Newspapers Sections Nike Popoola Published 12 March 2021 Currency in circulation in the country dropped by N70bn to N2.83tn in January from N2.9tn as of December 2020, latest figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Wednesday. According to the CBN, currency in circulation rose from N2.5tn as of the end of October to N2.66tn as of the end of November. The banking regulator stated in its November monthly economic report that currency outside depository corporations, tran...

Punch Newspapers Sections Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti Published 12 March 2021 A nutritionist and chief executive officer, Evergreen Health and Social Care International, Mrs Yemisi Solanke-Lawal, has advised Nigerians on the need for moderate consumption of oily fish, which she said can aid the build-up of mercury and pollutants in the body. The nutritionist, who described fish as a source of vitamins and minerals, said in a statement titled, ‘Fish as a cardio-protective diet,’ that fishes cou...

Punch Newspapers Sections Joseph Olaoluwa Published 12 March 2021 The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc has celebrated its women on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2021 with cash rewards. In celebrating this year’s event, the company held a seminar via zoom, dissecting the topic ‘I choose to challenge’, according to a statement signed by its Corporate Communications Officer, Sesan Akinrinmade. The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, NAHCO Plc, Mrs Olatok...

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Punch Newspapers Sections Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo Published 12 March 2021 Five persons, who were abducted along the Wukari Ibi Road in Taraba State on Monday, have regained their freedom. The Chairman, Wukari Local Government Council, Mr Daniel Adi, disclosed this in a telephone interview with our correspondent. Adi said the victims were freed after their families paid N1mn to the abductors as ransom. He stated, “The victims were freed in the early hours of today (...

Punch Newspapers Sections Tukur Muntari, Kano Published 12 March 2021 The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has debunked the news circulating of fuel price hike, saying it has not received any official communication to the effect. This is contained in a statement by the chairman of the association, Kano State Branch, Alhaji Bashir DanMalam, which was made available to newsmen in Kano on Friday. READ ALSO: He said that whenever there is fuel increment, critical stakeholder...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 12 March 2021 Former Super Eagles winger, George Finidi, has questioned the choice of some players selected by coach Gernot Rohr for Nigeria’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho later this month, The PUNCH reports. Rohr released a 24-man list for the games on Tuesday, listing two defenders Shehu Abdulahi and Semi Ajayi as midfielders alongside Wilfred Ndidi and Oghenekaro Etebo for the games, a decision Finidi disagreed...

Punch Newspapers Sections John Alechenu, Abuja John Alechenu, Abuja Published 12 March 2021 GOVERNORS elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, resolved to continue to collaborate with the Federal Government to fight the scourge of insecurity. They however appealed to the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to support states more to secure the country because states still bore the brunt of most of the security challenges. Chairman of the PDP Governors�...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Published 12 March 2021 THE House of Representatives has said the paucity of funds was hampering legislative functions of members of the National Assembly. The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Benjamin Kalu, raised the alarm during a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. The National Assembly had a budget of N139.5bn in 2018, N125bn in 2019 and N128bn (N125bn proposed, N3bn added) in 2020. While the sum of N125bn was proposed ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Umar Muhammed, Lafia Published 12 March 2021 Angry students of the Isa Musthapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Thursday, staged a protest against the closure of the school’s registration portal by the institution. The protest, which began around 12.30pm, lasted for two hours and led to the blockage of the Lafia-Jos federal highway. PUNCH Metro gathered that the students damaged some property, including part of the administrative block, streetlights, v...