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The Punch reports that the military junta in Niger Republic has reportedly threatened to kill Mohamed Bazoum, Nigerien president, if ECOWAS attempts any military intervention to restore democracy in the francophone country. The newspaper quotes marketers as saying that the prices of petrol may go up due to the exchange rate. 

The Nation says a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria’s agricultural sector was the worst affected by the floods that ravaged many states last year. According to the newspaper, Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not a haven for failed politicians.

The Guardian reports that the military junta in Niger Republic has formed a new government in the country. The newspaper says Nigerian artistes raised N11 billion revenue from Spotify in 2022.

THISDAY says the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has advocated for six months paid maternity leave for working nursing mothers as one of the ways of boosting breastfeeding. The newspaper reports that a federal high court in Lagos has fixed August 15 to hear the application filed by Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which seeks to dismiss the charges filed against him by the federal government.

Daily Sun reports that Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo, may join the APC next week amid the feud with Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state. The newspaper says governors of the south-east geopolitical zone have vowed to end the insecurity bedevilling the region.