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Adesola, the elder sister of a businessman, Lookman Onabanjo, aka Bugon, who was abducted by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Odoselu town, in the Odog...
Punch Newspapers Sections Grace Edema Grace Edema Published 12 March 2021 Two committees of the House of Representatives have reiterated their commitment to amending the Universal Basic Education Act 2004 towards ensuring free, safe and quality girls’ education up to the secondary school level. The House Committees on Women in Parliament and Basic Education made the pledge during an event to commemorate the 2021 International Women’s Day on Monday in Abuja. The event was organised by Malala Fund and its Education Champions, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre and the #AmendUBEAct Coalition...
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 Gwadabe, said the BDCs would not allow forex speculators and street hawkers to take over BDC business...
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 and captured by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Everybody must key into the agenda.” The Dir...
Defender Leon Balogun hopes to sign a contract extension with new Scottish champions, Glasgow Rangers, before the end of the season, The PUNCH repo...