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The Punch reports that the federal government has proposed N26 trillion for the 2024 budget, with N8.25 trillion earmarked for debt servicing. The newspaper says motorists have again raised concerns over what they described as the deplorable state of the third mainland bridge.

The Nation reports that Elisha Abbo has alleged that Godswill Akpabio, senate president, was responsible for his sack as senator representing Adamawa north senatorial district. The newspaper says rising prices of food, petrol, gas and other commodities have pushed inflation to 26.72 percent.

THISDAY reports that the federal executive council (FEC) has approved a 30-day implementation plan for the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the federal government and organised labour.

Daily Trust reports that an outbreak of conjunctivitis has hit 15 LGAs in Adamawa. The newspaper says FEC has approved the sum of $80 million sourced from the African Development Bank for the Ekiti knowledge zone project.

Daily Independent reports that farmers have lamented that the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to lift the foreign exchange restrictions on 43 items will put investments in the agriculture sector at risk. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that fake news is the major cause of electoral violence in the country.