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The Punch says the national assembly has affirmed the power of states to collect value-added tax (VAT) as the federal lawmakers voted in support of  retaining VAT on the concurrent list. The newspaper says transport fares have soared as filling stations now sell petrol for N200 per litre.

The Nation says President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the plea of some governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to drop Abdullahi Adamu, former Nasarawa governor, as his preferred candidate for the party’s national chairmanship. The federal government said it has paid over N92 billion as earned allowances and revitalisation fee to government-owned universities, the newspaper reports.

Daily Independent says the national assembly has approved a bill seeking administrative financial autonomy for local governments. The newspaper says Buhari is expected to visit London for a two-week medical checkup.

The Nigerian Tribune reports that Buhari has written to the national assembly for the amendment of section 84 of the new electoral act. The newspaper says the Oyo state government has instituted a legal action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for questioning how the state spent its security vote.

The Guardian says 12 persons have been burnt to death in a motor accident that occurred in Kano. The newspaper reports that about 115 young Nigerians besieged the Ukraine embassy in Abuja to volunteer to join in the fight against Russia.