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The Nation reports that resident doctors have insisted on not suspending strike despite a court ruling. The newspaper says Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, and Christian elders have suggested solutions to the rising insecurity in the country.

The Guardian reports that the country’s economy has gained the highest quarterly growth since 2015 as the gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 5.01 percent in the second quarter of 2021. The newspaper says the leadership crisis in PDP has taken a new dimension as court restores Uche Secondus as the party’s national chairman.

Daily Independent reports that stakeholders have warned that the Port Harcourt airport is not safe for flying. The newspaper says Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, has received the panel report on the indictment of Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police, in Hushpuppi’s fraud.

The Punch reports that experts have warned that there is trouble ahead as the country spends 91 percent of its revenue on debt servicing. The newspaper says senior advocates of Nigeria (SAN) have berated the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for grilling presenters of Channels Television.

THISDAY reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is elated over the declaration of N287 billion profit by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) — the first in 44 years. The newspaper says resident doctors in Jos have suspended strike over overwhelming emergencies owing to violence.