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The Punch reports that Nigeria may spend N23.4 billion on the salaries of ministers and commissioners amid concerns around the high cost of governance. The newspaper says northern senators have faulted the deployment of military action against the military junta in the Republic of Niger.

The Nation reports that Tinubu has informed the senate of the decision of the Economic Committee of West African States (ECOWAS) to intervene in the Niger Republic should the military junta refuse to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum. The newspaper says Philip Shaibu, deputy governor of Edo state, has accused Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state, of preventing him from performing his duties.

Daily Independent reports that Tinubu has promised to address the bottlenecks associated with power generation and distribution in Nigeria. The newspaper says Seye Ogunlewe, former minister of works, said it is the prerogative of the president to appoint his ministers.

Vanguard reports that Ajay Banga, World Bank president, said Tinubu is taking the right steps to solving Nigeria’s problems. The newspaper says fresh controversy has broken out in the Niger Delta over the interception of a vessel, bearing a Togolese flag, suspected to have engaged in oil bunkering.

THISDAY reports that Tinubu has kicked off the construction of the 1,350mw Gwagwalada Independent Power Plant (GIPP) in Abuja, with the first phase expected to comprise 350mw. The newspaper says the Edo deputy governor has secured a court reprieve on an alleged impeachment plot against him.