Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Wednesday 19th July, 2023

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Wednesday 19th July 2023.

The PUNCH: There was widespread anger by Nigerians, on Tuesday, following the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other oil marketers across the country.

The Guardian: Less than 24 hours after the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released data about the June inflation, which rose to its highest in close to two decades, marketers of the premium motor spirit (PMS), yesterday, jerked up the price by about 25 per cent to N617 per litre without notice, throwing millions of Nigerians into panic.

Vanguard: Anger, frustration, and despondency were the situation yesterday, as Nigerians woke up to yet another steep increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol.

The Nation: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday ordered immediate release of grains and fertilisers to 50 million farmers and households. He also ordered a review of the ₦8,000 conditional cash transfer programme. The sum was proposed for payment to 12 million poor households for six months to ease the harsh effects of the fuel subsidy removal.

Daily Trust: Petrol price Tuesday jumped to N617 from N539 per litre, with an immediate ripple effect on cost of transportation and other goods amid complaints by millions of Nigerians that survival is increasingly becoming difficult.

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