Newspaper Headlines: Attack scare in n'assembly, and FIRS to debit accounts of tax defaulters

Newspaper Headlines: Attack scare in n’assembly, and FIRS to debit accounts of tax defaulters

May 06

08:20 2021

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The release of students abducted from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna dominated the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers. The opposition of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to the planned reduction of workers’ salaries also made the headlines.

The Punch reports that lawmakers have been notified of a possible attack of the national assembly and other public buildings in Abuja by Boko Haram insurgents. The newspaper’s cover picture shows the protest of Akwa Ibom women over the killing of Iniobong Umoren, a female jobseeker.

The Nation reports the release of the abducted Kaduna students. The newspaper also reports that the fifth generation (5G) technology is set to take off in the country.

THISDAY reports that state governors have shifted ground on financial autonomy for legislatures and judiciaries. The newspaper says President Muhammadu Buhari is excited over the release of the abducted Kaduna students.

Daily Independent reports that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) plans to deduct tax from defaulters’ bank accounts. The newspaper also reports the worry expressed by Olusegun Obasanjo, former president, over the fate of small ethnic groups if the country breaks up.

The Guardian reports that the federal ministry of works and housing has no record of homes built and sold in six years under Buhari. It also reports that the NLC has rejected the planned reduction of workers’ salaries.

Daily Sun says the sudden disappearance of Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), stirred rumpus in the state on Wednesday — but hours later, the cleric resurfaced. The newspaper reports that the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) said 1,200 Imo prison inmates are still at large.