Newspaper Headlines: FG, Rivers VAT squabble continues amid court ruling
The invitation of three judges to the panel instituted by the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the row between the federal and Rivers state governments over value-added-tax (VAT) dominated the headlines.
The Nation reports that three judges are set to face a panel of the NJC over conflicting court orders. The newspaper says the conflict between the federal and Rivers state governments over VAT collection has deepened.
The Punch says aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have insisted to continue with the court suits bordering on the legality of Mai Mala Buni caretaker leadership and other party’s matters. The Independent National Electoral Commission has lamented that the conflicting court orders are obstacles to credible polls, the newspaper reports.
Daily Independent reports that the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has sparked outrage over the spending of N7.8 billion above its revenue in four years. David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, says fear is sustaining the suspended sit-at-home order of IPOB, the newspaper reports.
The Guardian reports that VAT and open grazing bills have scaled first and second reading at the Lagos assembly. The newspaper says about 5,000 refinery and steel workers are being paid salaries despite zero production.
The Nigerian Tribune reports that the court refused the application of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to stop Rivers state from collecting VAT. The newspaper says Ahmad Gumi, a cleric, has asked that military force should not be deployed against bandits.
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