Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Wednesday 24th July, 2024

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Wednesday 24th July 2024.

The PUNCH: The Federal Government has scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday (today) morning in response to a planned nationwide protest slated for August 1. This comes after President Bola Tinubu pleaded with the organisers to shelve the protests and give his administration more time to execute people-oriented programmes.

Vanguard: The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN yesterday intensified its efforts to curb rising inflation as it announced further hike in its benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR to 26.75 per cent from 26.25 per cent, a decision faulted by the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, NACCIMA, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, and investment analysts who described the additional rate hike as negative for businesses.

The Nation: Those planning an anti-government protest have been told to shelve the idea and await the government’s response. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday urged Nigerians to give the government more time for economic policies to bear fruit.

Daily Trust: Leading opposition parties, some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other prominent Nigerians have rejected the Senate’s bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission Act, 2017, to make provision for registration of not just Nigerians but all other persons resident in Nigeria.

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