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Newspaper Headlines: Telcos may hike call, data tariffs early next year

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
December 26, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on military air strikes accidentally killing residents of Sokoto communities permeate the frontpages. 

The Punch reports that fun seekers thronged parks in the federal capital territory (FCT), Lagos and Port Harcourt to celebrate Christmas amid fear of stampedes. The newspaper says Mathew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, said insecurity in Nigeria cannot be resolved without addressing unemployment and religious extremism.
Daily Trust reports that a military air strike hit two villages in Sokoto on Wednesday and claimed the lives of 10 civilians. The newspaper says telecom operators may get approval to increase call and data tariffs before the end of the first quarter of 2025.
The Nation reports that Opeyemi Bamidele, majority leader of the senate, said data has shown that the proposed value added tax (VAT) model will guarantee more income for states in the north and a reduction for Lagos and Rivers states. The newspaper says an Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed yesterday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors.
Blueprint Newspaper reports that gunmen have abducted Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra state house of assembly. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said the organisers of philanthropic activities that led to stampedes had good intentions.

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