The Punch reports that some residents of border communities have expressed fears over the row between Nigeria and Niger. The newspaper says the Lagos state government has filed a notice of appeal at the supreme court seeking to overturn the recent acquittal of Femi Olaleye, a medical doctor previously convicted of rape.
The Nation reports that local government areas will begin to receive direct allocation from the federation account from January 2025. The newspaper says Jimmy Carter, a former president of the United States, has died at the age of 100.
Daily Trust reports that some border communities have countered the allegations against the Nigerian government by the Nigerien leader. The newspaper says 179 passengers died after a Jeju air plane carrying 181 people crashed in South Korea.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the high cost of building materials in Nigeria has led to a housing crisis in the country, despite the real estate and construction sectors contributing an impressive N11 trillion to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The newspaper says the national assembly’s joint appropriation committee has set January 31, 2025, as the date to present a report on the budget proposal.
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