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Newspaper Headlines: NLC strike may fail as states pull out

The national dailies report that Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar have denied a joint presidential bid after meeting in Adamawa.

Tribune reports that Yakubu Gowon, former head of state, has recounted the role he played in preventing the late Sani Abacha from executing Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of the country, over the 1995 phantom coup plot. The newspaper says Nigeria now tops global mortality and children infection.
ThisDay says Barau Jibrin, deputy president of the senate, chided critics of the tax reform bills, saying some lawmakers do not understand the content of the bills. The newspaper reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is working on price control and naira stability amid inflationary pressure.
Independent details how the activation of the Port Harcourt refinery silenced critics. The newspaper reports that Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, has accused Godwin Obaseki, his predecessor, and editors of some leading newspapers, of discrediting the Edo governorship election.
Punch reports that calls for strike from organised labour, over the new minimum wage, may have suffered a setback after some states pulled out. The newspaper says many Nigerians have shelved travelling during the yuletide due to rising transport fares and worsening insecurity.

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