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Newspaper Headlines: States accuse FG of sabotaging power sector decentralisation

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
July 30, 2025 7:10 am

Reports on northern leaders’ endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid and pushback from critics citing neglect of the region dominate today’s front pages.

The Nation reports that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it has discontinued the issuance of tax exemption certificates to all categories of taxpayers, including pioneer status companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and entities operating in free trade zones. The paper adds that Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria has committed $538.05 million to the first phase of the special agro-industrial processing zones (SAPZs), creating over 785,000 jobs.
Daily Independent reports that the federal government has announced plans to revive the Kaduna textile industry as part of a broader industrialisation drive aimed at ensuring inclusive national development. The newspaper adds that Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says it will be difficult for any governor in Nigeria to oppose President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
The Guardian newspaper reports that the senate committee on public accounts has given the management Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) three weeks to respond to queries raised in audit reports covering 2017 to 2023 over unaccounted funds totalling N210 trillion. The paper also reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has auctioned forfeited houses, which were either acquired through proceeds of drug trafficking or used as an instrumentality of committing the crime.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated Bolaji Abdullahi, the interim national publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), over his recent remarks suggesting that Peter Obi would not return to the main opposition party. The newspaper says Oluremi Tinubu, the first lady, has donated N1 billion to victims of armed invaders attack in Yelwata community of Guma LGA of Benue.
The PUNCH reports that state governments have faulted the federal government’s planned Electricity Act amendment. The papers also reports that Olakulehin royal family has announced funeral rites and farewell activities for Owolabi Olakulehin, the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadan.
Daily Trust reports that Bashir Dalhatu, chairman of the board of trustees (BoT) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has accused President Bola Tinubu of “neglecting and sidelining” the northern part of the country.
THIS DAY reports Ralph Nwosu, former national chairman of the ADC, says government officials offered him three ministerial slots to abandon the party as an opposition coalition platform. The newspaper also adds that Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser, says Boko Haram attacks, banditry and communal conflicts have declined sharply in northern Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu compared with the previous administration.

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