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Sunday Punch reports that there was a drop of about 40 percent in the number of imported vehicles that came into Nigeria between January and October 2022 compared to figures for the same period in 2021. The newspaper says the federal government has commenced moves to confiscate the assets of identified terrorism financiers and their associates in line with international counter-terrorism recommendations.

The Nation says Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has declared that his allies, including four governors, will not work for Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the 2023 elections. The newspaper reports that the United Nations has announced $10.5 million in new funding for the flood response in Nigeria.

THISDAY says the PDP has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to suspend plans to print a new set of ballot papers for a possible run-off presidential election, saying its candidate will win on the first ballot. The newspaper reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to officially kick off the drilling of crude oil in the north on Tuesday.

Daily Trust says mixed feelings have trailed the planned decision of the federal government to announce a new date for the resumption of the Abuja-Kaduna train service. The newspaper reports that bandits have abducted at least 44 people from the Kanwa community in Zurmi LGA of Zamfara state.

The Guardian says the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has begged the federal government to suspend the planned excise duty increase on non-alcoholic beverages. The newspaper reports that gunmen have killed three police officers, a former commissioner and two others in different parts of Enugu state.