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Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Thursday 11th July, 2024

NATURENEX looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Thursday 11th July 2024.

The PUNCH: The Federal Government, on Wednesday, declared that with the strategic measures aimed at addressing the high food prices nationwide, prices of the items would crash in the next 180 days (January 2025). It said the measures which include the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes for the importation of certain food commodities through land and sea borders, as well as the importation of 500,000 metric tonnes of wheat and maize, would tackle the rise in food prices.


The Vanguard: The Federal Government has said food items to be imported into the country in the next 150 days will be subjected to recommended retail price to bring down the high cost of food in Nigeria. This came on a day the lawmaker representing Borno South senatorial district, Senator Ali Ndume, alleged that the food crisis in the country was further worsened by the fact that President Bola Tinubu was not accessible to be advised by lawmakers and even cabinet ministers.


The Nation: “My team and I will work swiftly and diligently to actualise the crucial policies to ensure food security for everyone in the immediate term,” Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, declared yesterday. It was to kick-start the emergency plan to neutralise the galloping rise in food prices, among others.


Daily Trust: Bread is no longer a staple food in Nigeria as it has been priced beyond our reach, multiple citizens who spoke to Daily Trust across various states of the Federation said Wednesday. According to those interviewed by our correspondents in Gombe, Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, and Taraba, millions of Nigerians are now reeling under the rising cost of living exacerbated by inflation.

Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.

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