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The Punch says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it will spend not less than N239.2 billion on procuring voting materials and vehicles for the 2023 general election. The newspaper reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended the sale of its nomination forms for the fourth time.

The Nation says Buhari has ordered security operatives to immediately rescue persons who have been abducted in the country. The newspaper reports that the APC and the PDP have clashed over the “high” cost of nomination forms of the ruling party.

The Guardian says former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the creation of state police to address the country’s security challenges. The newspaper reports that Kogi state has confirmed 41 cases of Lassa Fever and seven deaths.

Daily Trust says the APC and the PDP are in a hide-and-seek game over the zoning of its 2023 presidential ticket. The newspaper reports that Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said the apex bank will consider the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to review its exchange rate policies once Nigeria deepens local production of goods and services.

Daily Sun reports that consensus arrangement of northern presidential hopefuls in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suffered a setback. The newspaper says the Nigerian military recovered 517 weapons from bandits in Plateau, Kaduna and Bauchi.