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The Punch reports that the federal government has concluded plans to train some newly recruited personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as the school safety protection squad, to prevent abduction in schools. The newspaper says the bereaved families and friends of some of the police officers who were ambushed and killed while on a rescue mission for their three colleagues in Delta have demanded justice for their loved ones.

The Guardian reports that the negotiation of a new minimum wage is hindered by debts and poor execution in states. The newspaper says telecommunications operators are expected to begin the final disconnection of unlinked subscriber identification module (SIM) cards from March 29.

The Nation reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) are in the process of reconciliation with the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) over a shortfall of N1.7 trillion in the February inflow. The newspaper says President Bola Tinubu has promised to deploy detailed strategies to prevent abduction in schools.

THISDAY reports that the Debt Management Office (DMO) said the sum of N4.381 trillion was used for servicing the federal government’s domestic debt between January and December 2023. The newspaper says Tinubu has asked his friends and well-wishers to cancel any celebration planned for his 72nd birthday on Friday.