Nigerian newspapers review: Ebola, government quarantines high-risk contacts and allays fears of spread

Nigeria’s federal government quarantined high-risk contacts linked to the country’s confirmed Ebola case, isolated other contacts and strengthened preparedness in states and health facilities. It said political campaigns, conferences and other major gatherings could continue unless the public health situation changed. Newspapers also reported that the National Economic Council endorsed a 90-day economic action plan, while the Nigeria Labour Congress threatened nationwide action after talks on workers’ welfare and petrol prices failed. Olusegun Obasanjo criticized Bola Tinubu’s naira devaluation, and Atiku Abubakar demanded the immediate publication of the preliminary voters’ register ahead of the 2027 election.