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Newspaper Headlines: Lagos activates Ebola response system as DR Congo battles outbreak

byAyomikunle Daramola
September 12, 2025 7:00 am

The face-off between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Dangote refinery continues to dominate the headlines. 

Punch reports that former president Goodluck Jonathan and Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, held a closed-door meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The newspaper says supporters of Siminalayi Fubara, suspended governor of Rivers, are awaiting his return from London, ahead of his resumption. 
Vanguard reports that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said over N10 billion was recovered for aggrieved consumers in Nigeria between March and August 2025. Dangote refinery has said it will commence free direct supply of petrol across the country from September 15.
Guardian details that the Lagos state government has activated the Incident Management Structure of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre in a bid to prevent a potential Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the city — following an ongoing epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The newspaper reports that the open defecation crisis in Nigeria has worsened, threatening the 2030 sanitation target.
THISDAY reports that Tanimu Yakubu, director-general, budget office of the federation (BoF), has stated that the implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Act will commence by the end of September. The newspaper says 157 associations that applied for registration as political parties were unsuccessful.
The Nation says the UK government has lifted its red flag on the security situation in Kaduna state. The newspaper reports that the federal government says it will begin production of insulin in Nigeria as part of efforts to reduce dependence on imported drugs.
Tribune reports that the court has sentenced one of the two recently captured Ansaru leaders to 15 years imprisonment. The newspaper says fresh crisis has hit the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NUPENG and Dangote refinery.
Independent reports that Natasha Akpoti-Udu­aghan, senator representing Kogi central, has threatened to take legal action against the clerk of the national assembly over moves to bar her from resuming legislative duties. The newspaper says the federal government has scrapped the 5% excise duty tax previously imposed on telecommunications services, including voice calls and data usage.

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