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The Punch reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has begun negotiations with senators-elect eyeing the position of senate president. The newspaper says the federal government has sent foodstuffs to Sudan for stranded Nigerians.

Daily Trust reports that controversy has trailed the approval of N3.4 billion as a consultancy fee for the second runway of Abuja airport. The newspaper says Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the APC, said lawmakers-elect eyeing leadership positions in the 10th national assembly were not consulted before the decision on zoning was reached.

Daily Independent reports that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) said Nigeria’s current debt stock of N77 trillion is a calamity of the highest proportion. The newspaper says the supreme court has adjourned the case of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to September 14.

THISDAY reports that Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, said he is confident that the presidential election tribunal would restore the mandate of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The newspaper says the federal high court sitting in Abuja has suspended Roger Brown, chief executive officer of Seplat, and Basil Omiyi, the company’s board chairman.

The Nation says Ohanaeze Ndigbo has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu as a parting gift to the south-east geopolitical zone. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said non-oil export proceeds attract rebates, the newspaper reports.