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The Punch reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopefuls are facing a tough battle in the move to agree on a consensus arrangement among them. The newspaper says the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that the rejection of the University Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS) will prolong the ongoing strike.

The Nation reports that political appointees in states are tendering their resignation so as to vie for office in the 2023 elections in compliance with section 84(12) of the Electoral Act of 2022. The newspaper says President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of over 80 people in Plateau communities.

Daily Independent says the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to seriously consider resigning from office over rising insecurity. The newspaper reports that the senate has passed the controversial peace corps bill.

The Guardian says Kaduna state recorded the highest frequency of attacks on power and rail infrastructures in the last three years. Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has asked his political appointees contesting in the 2023 polls to resign, the newspaper reports.

Daily Trust reports that the federal government said barred SIMs will not be unblocked without linkage to the national identification number (NIN). The newspaper says survivors of Plateau killings have recounted their ordeal in the hands of the assailants.