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The Punch reports that stakeholders have demanded tough actions against kidnappers amid the rising cases of abductions in the country. The newspaper says the public accounts committee of the house of representatives has directed the federal ministry of industry, trade and investments to refund N75 billion allocated to it as COVID-19 intervention funds.

Daily Trust reports that one dollar traded at N1,355 at the parallel market on Thursday. The newspaper says the federal government has announced the relocation of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) headquarters from Abuja to Lagos.

The Nation reports that the federal government has charged Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with obtaining $6.23 million by false pretence. The newspaper says the death toll from the explosion that occurred in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, has risen to five.

The Guardian reports that poor planning and corruption have ruined school feeding initiative in states. The newspaper says the court has granted Emefiele permission to travel outside the federal capital territory but to remain in the country.

THISDAY reports that Vice-President Kashim Shettima said Nigeria and the African continent are at the World Economic Forum 2024 to deal with the West on an equal footing because the continent is “the richest in the world”. The newspaper says the supreme court will today decide the fates of five governors whose elections have been under litigation for the past nine months.