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The Punch reports that the federal government is flouting the workers pension remittance law by refusing to remit the stipulated percentage of workers’ pensions. The newspaper says nine persons and 13 vehicles were burnt in separate fire incidents that occurred in Ogun and Ekiti states.

The Nation reports that ECOWAS court has stopped the federal government from prosecuting Nigerians using Twitter, despite the suspension of the platform in Nigeria. The newspaper says Farouk Lawan, a former federal lawmaker, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for taking bribes.

Daily Independent says despite the ECOWAS court ruling, the federal government has insisted on licensing Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms. President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated a committee to address poverty and establish equity funds, the newspaper reports.

The Guardian says a federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered the federal government to pay Rivers and Akwa Ibom states $3.3 billion as oil revenue. Buhari has sought the approval of the senate for a N895 billion supplementary budget, the newspaper reports.

The Nigerian Tribune says the federal government has nominated some ministers that will engage Twitter over the suspension of the platform. The newspaper reports that troops intercepted bandits with military kits heading for Ibadan, Oyo state capital.

Daily Sun reports that the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) told the south-east governors that they cannot decide the fate of the Igbo on Biafra. The newspaper says two persons were killed and 13 vehicles were burnt in a tanker explosion on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.