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Business Day says states are spending more on salaries and routine overhead expenditure than on building roads, schools, hospitals and other investments. The newspaper reports that bird flu has worsened poultry farmers’ woes in the country.

The Punch reports that states are facing paucity of funds as payment of salaries is taking a large chunk of revenue. The newspaper says the federal government is seeking more funds for day-to-day running of government and debt servicing.

Daily Independent reports that the rumoured presidential bid of Bukola Saraki, former senate president, is causing ripples in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The newspaper says the non-deployment of fifth generation mobile network technology is delaying job creation and smart communities.

David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, said there are plots to incite war in the south-east region, the Nigerian Tribune says. The federal government has responded to the comment of Obaseki on the economy, saying it did not print N60 billion for federal allocation in March, the newspaper reports.

The Nation’s headline focuses on the allegations of Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, that the south-west PDP congress poll was rigged. The newspaper reports that the Lagos state government predicted 261 days of rainfall with massive flooding.

Daily Sun reports the comments of Umahi on the security threats in the south-east. The newspaper says the federal government kept mum on the likely date of President Muhammadu Buhari’s return from a medical trip in London, United Kingdom.