Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Friday 14th July 2023.
The PUNCH: President Bola Tinubu on Thursday declared a state of emergency on food security as the Federal Government stepped up efforts to tackle food inflation following the removal of fuel subsidy. Tinubu also approved that all matters pertaining to food and water availability as well as affordability, as essential livelihood items, be included within the purview of the National Security Council
The Guardian: Constitutionally, the local councils are meant to construct and maintain roads, streets, drains, parks, open spaces, naming of roads, streets, as well as provision and maintenance of public transportation and refuse disposal.
Daily Trust: The National Assembly, on Thursday, passed an amendment to the N819.5 billion 2022 supplementary budget, approving N70 billion as support for the “working condition” of new lawmakers. But speaking at a briefing to clarify the amount, Yemi Adaramodu, Senate spokesperson, said the N70 billion was not a new allocation as it had been part of the 2022 supplementary budget.
Daily Sun: President Bola Tinubu has unveiled plans by his administration to transfer N8,000 to 12 million poor and vulnerable households for a period of six months to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. According to him, the disbursement of the loan is to expand coverage of shock responsive safety net supports for all and vulnerable Nigerians and the cost of meeting basic needs.
Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.
