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The Guardian says the federal government is heading for the supreme court over the collection of VAT in the country. The newspaper reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will today address the United Nations General Assembly amid the plan of Yoruba nation agitators to stage a mega protest in New York.

The Nigerian Tribune says two camps have emerged in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the zoning of the party’s national chairmanship. The newspaper reports that the federal government may file fresh charges against Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho.

Daily Independent says the PDP zoning committee meeting ended in a deadlock. The newspaper reports that the house of representatives asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to reverse the ban on sale of foreign exchange to bureau de change operators.

The Punch reports that the condition of pensioners has worsened as states owe backlog of gratuities. The newspaper says the female soldier seen in a viral video dehumanising a female corps member has been listed for trial by the Nigerian Army.

The Nation reports that the federal government said the blocking of terrorism funding is yielding results in the country. The newspaper says Isa Pantami, minister of communication and digital economy, said the deployment of 5G network will be in January 2022.