Newspaper Headlines: Lagos demands one percent consolidated revenue fund allocation
The resolution of the governors of the south-south to join the suit challenging the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on the collection of value-added tax (VAT) appeared on the headlines of Nigerian newspapers.
The Guardian says south-south governors are set to face the federal government and their northern counterparts at the supreme court over the collection of value-added tax (VAT). The newspaper says the issue of welfare, training and ICT gap resonated on World Teacher’s Day.
Daily Sun reports that the United Kingdom has finally blacklisted Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccine certificate. The newspaper says hoodlums, enforcing sit-at-home order, were on the rampage in many parts of the south-east, on Monday.
The Punch says tension rises in the south-east as the military begins new operation against killings and other forms of violent attacks in the region. The newspaper reports that resident doctors have suspended their strike.
The Nation says the zoning of the national chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is creating division in the party. The newspaper reports that the Lagos state government is seeking one percent of the consolidated revenue fund allocation.
Daily Independent says the insistence of the police to exit the contributory pension scheme (CPS) may roll back the scheme’s N13 trillion Assets under Management (AuM). The newspaper says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to go on with the Anambra governorship election despite violent attacks.
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