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Newspaper Headlines: NCDC records 807 meningitis cases, 74 deaths in 22 states

idris.shehu@thecable.ng'byIdris Shehu
March 28, 2025 7:00 am

The photos and reports of President Bola Tinubu hosting John Mahama of Ghana dominate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers. 

The Punch reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says at least 74 meningitis deaths have been recorded from 807 cases across 22 states. The newspaper says the Ijaw National Congress and the Rivers Elders and Leaders Council have slammed Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of the state, for suspending all political appointees.
The Nation says the presidency has described former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s stance on Rivers’ emergency rule as hypocritical. The newspaper reports that Wale Edun, minister for finance, says the personal income tax of wealthy Nigerians will soon go up from 18.6 to 25 percent.
Daily Trust reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it is at the final stage of getting listed in the capital market. The newspaper says Godswill Akpabio, president of the senate, has assured Tinubu that his re-election in 2027 is secured.
Nigerian Tribune says that Abisola Kola-Daisi, the eldest daughter of Abiola Ajimobi, the late former governor of Oyo, has died from breast cancer at 44. The newspaper reports that the senate once again rejected a motion to honour Humphrey Nwosu, former chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC).

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