The agreement reached on the full implementation of the new minimum wage and the arrest of some kidnappers as well as the warning issued to proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) against its planned procession are some of the trending stories in Nigerian press on Friday.
The Daily Trust reported that the Federal Government and the organised labour have reached an agreement over the consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage.
The Guardian said that the police have issued a warning to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) against its plan to perpetrate illegality.
It gave the warning in a reaction to the group’s plan to hold its yearly Arbaeen procession tomorrow, saying: “Since it (IMN) is proscribed, the police as a law enforcement agent won’t sit and look at people take the laws into their hands.”
The Nation said that Nigerians should brace for new taxes for soft drinks, quoting the Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, confirming the new tax regime.
The Sun said the Plateau State Police Command has arrested 17 kidnappers, robbers, who specialised in snatching cars and robbing Point of Sale (POS) operators in Jos, the capital of Plateau State.
ChannelsTV reported that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
The Punch said that barely 24 hours after the International Monetary Fund advised Nigeria to increase tax to raise more revenue, the Federal Government on Thursday said its low revenue was affecting its ability to service debts and fund day-to-day recurrent expenditure.
ThisDay said that the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has requested the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, to declare as unconstitutional and, therefore, void the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act.
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