By Chinasaokwu Helen Okoro
In Vanguard’s Nigerian Newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard reports that the brewery industry is now facing severe cost pressure as prices of local raw materials rise astronomically undermining their backward integration strategy.
The reporter says industry stakeholders said the cost pressures coming from sorghum, wheat and others would remain elevated, driven by the impact of rising inflation, insecurity across agricultural belts in the country as well as other macroeconomic challenges
Meanwhile, reports on petrol scarcity in some parts of the country suffuse the frontpages today.
Our correspondent reports that petrol scarcity is gradually surfacing in Lagos and other parts of the country as private depot owners hike the ex-depot price from n630 to n720 per litre.
The newspaper says the Federal Government has released the sum of n1.23trn to 17 ministries for the implementation of capital projects, as of September 30, 2023.
The Nation reports that the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) has re-elected President Bola Tinubu as Chairman Of Heads Of State And Government.
In Today In The News, Daily Trust reports that petrol queues are surfacing in many parts of the country as a result of a sudden disruption in the supply chain by natural factors.
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