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The Punch says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to subject himself to an hour of media interview. The newspaper says blackout looms as electricity workers have insisted on joining the solidarity protest of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

The Nation reports that the military is on the alert over terrorists’ threat to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari and Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna. The newspaper says the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted on the signing of the draft agreement reached with the federal government for lecturers.

Daily Independent says banks are steadily yielding digital banking space to financial technology platforms. The newspaper reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has so far registered seven million voters in Lagos.

Daily Trust reports that the video showing insurgents beating up Kaduna train captives was triggered by anger over blockade of a ransom in exchange for some of the passengers. The newspaper says the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted flood in north-east and south-west states.

Daily Sun reports that domestic airlines have increased the cost of airfare to N50,000 and N130,000 for economy and business class, respectively. The newspaper says Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, said the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the APC is a political strategy.