The Nation reports that governors and federal legislators have been reaching out to critical interest groups and individuals in their states to discuss the tax reform bills ahead of the resumption of debate by the national assembly. The newspaper says 13 people were burnt to death in an accident in Ondo.
Guardian reports that Peter Odili, a former governor of Rivers state, lauded Siminalayi Fubara’s courage in preventing Nyesom Wike from “turning Rivers into his private estate”. The newspaper says police rescued 13 kidnap victims in Kwara state.
Tribune details how Nigerians faced untold hardship and how more citizens were plunged into poverty in 2024. The newspaper reports that Biodun Oyebanji, governor of Ekiti, said his greatest fulfilment as governor comes from seeing the positive impact of his administration’s policies on the people’s lives.
Punch reports that retired army generals, former diplomats, and security experts have urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise the fortification of Nigeria’s northern borders in response to potential security threats arising from the ongoing crisis between Nigeria and Niger. The federal government has spent N1.4 billion on repentant terrorists, the newspaper adds.
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