In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the World Health Organization (WHO) saying there is no vaccine or specific treatment for the index Ebola virus case detected in Nigeria, which carried the Bundibugyo strain.
Another headline features the Senate Committee on Public Accounts rejecting the volume of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) imports reported by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for 2022 and 2023 over significant discrepancies with figures supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
Vanguard also reports that the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said only 108 out of about 39,000 underage candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have survived the Federal Government’s rigorous screening for possible admission into tertiary institutions.
Moving to another newspaper, The Guardian’s lead headline states that weak oversight and fiscal plan have left over 6,000 projects abandoned across the country, with their combined value running into trillions of naira.
The Punch reports that the diplomat diagnosed with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has reportedly deteriorated into multi-organ failure, as the Federal Government and state governments intensify surveillance, contact tracing and emergency preparedness to prevent the spread of the deadly disease.
Lastly, The Nation reports that Vice President Kashim Shettima challenged state governments to stop depending on the Federal Government for solutions to their electricity challenges.
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