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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 12 March 2021 The Central Bank of Nigeria’s licenced Bureaux De Change operators have said they are taking steps against foreign exchange speculators and black market dealers who are distorting the naira exchange rate against the dollar and other global currencies. Speaking during a virtual meeting with members of the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria across all the six geo-political zones in Nigeria, the President, ABCON, Alhaji Aminu G...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 12 March 2021 Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, on Thursday, received his first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The governor, who was vaccinated by his personal physician, Dr Mike Enyinnaya, at the Government House, Umuahia, encouraged residents to avail themselves of the opportunity and be vaccinated. He said, “The deployment of the vaccine as a device to fight COVID-19 is a global decision endorsed by the World Health Organisation an...

Defender Leon Balogun hopes to sign a contract extension with new Scottish champions, Glasgow Rangers, before the end of the season, The PUNCH repo...

Punch Newspapers Sections Agency Report Published 12 March 2021 CRC Credit Bureau has launched CRC Returnex, a data enabled solution that provides lending institutions the means of using artificial intelligence to identify and retain borrowers in their portfolio. A statement on Thursday titled ‘CRC Credit Bureau launches CRC Returnex’ said with this product from CRC, lenders could effectively profile borrowers that would likely take loans again, those that may borrow from other institution...

The Niger State Government has directed the closure of all Public Secondary Schools for two weeks commencing from Friday, March 12 to March 26. Th...

Punch Newspapers Sections Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Published 12 March 2021 THE United Kingdom has introduced a new policy in a bid to curb the recruitment of doctors from Nigeria and other developing countries. The policy does not, however, bar Nigerian doctors from migrating to the UK. This is according to a statement by the UK government titled, ‘UK to strengthen its ethical approach to the international recruitment of health and care workers’ on February 25, 2021. The updated code of pra...

 The House of Representatives’ ad hoc committee set up to investigate stolen crude oil valued at N5tn on Wednesday grilled the Group Managing Direc...

GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu inadvertently gave an insight into the corruption and racketeering within the Lagos ports and its environs when he rece...

Punch Newspapers Sections Joseph Olaoluwa Published 12 March 2021 The Accident Investigation Bureau has transferred the investigation of the incident involving Air Peace’s B737-300 aircraft with nationality and registration Marks 5N-BUQ to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. A spokesman for the AIB, Tunji Oketunbi, in a statement on Thursday, directed further enquiries on the occurrence to the NCAA. The statement titled ‘Update on Air Peace Aircraft incident at  Lagos Airport,’ insis...

Punch Newspapers Sections Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Published 12 March 2021 The House of Representatives’ ad hoc committee set up to audit arms and ammunition procured by the Armed Forces has criticised the new Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, for failing to appear before it in person. The House Ad Hoc Committee on the Need to Review the Purchase, Use and Control of Arms, Ammunition and Related Hardware by Military, Paramilitary and Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria held its...