The Punch reports that the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has expressed worries over the continued rise in the inflation rate in Nigeria, adding that this will further raise the cost of production, raw materials, logistics, and machinery. The newspaper says retired generals are agonising over the resurgence of terrorist attacks in the north-east.
Daily Trust reports that Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, said he would not help the Bola Tinubu administration on its economic reforms. The newspaper says terrorists ambushed soldiers and civilians who were on a mission to recover the corpses of 40 farmers killed on Saturday at Dumba in Baga, Kukawa LGA of Borno state.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has authorised telecommunications companies to disconnect the unstructured supplementary service data codes assigned to nine financial institutions. The newspaper says there was tension in Benin city on Wednesday when suspected thugs fired gunshots near the Edo governorship election tribunal.
The Guardian reports that war veterans and wives of fallen heroes have called on the federal and state governments to step up efforts towards improving their welfare. The newspaper says the federal government has announced plans to distribute N75,000 to an estimated 70 million vulnerable Nigerians in 2025.
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