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The Punch says the presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Bauchi state, was brought to an abrupt end by a power outage. The newspaper reports that the federal government has declared that Nigeria would experience another round of flood in many states this year.

The Nation reports that President Muhammadu Buhari said Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will succeed him. The newspaper says international travellers to Nigeria would now be required to show evidence of COVID-19 vaccination.

Daily Independent says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has promised the Niger Delta people that his administration would devolve powers from the centre if elected in February. The newspaper says local and foreign airlines lost N5 billion to the strike embarked upon by the workers of the National Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO).

Daily Trust says Nigerians fear massive losses as the January 31 deadline for the phase-out of old naira notes draws near. The National Population Commission (NPC) has commenced training of 786,741 workers for the census, the newspaper reports.

The Guardian says an estimated N65 million was lost as cargoes got trapped at the Lagos port following the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA) total closure of the facility and restriction of access to port users over Buhari’s visit. The newspaper reports that Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, has debunked a quote on northern hegemony attributed to him by Bola Akinterinwa, a former director general (DG) of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA).