Tag: Ebola

WHO declares Nigeria Ebola-free after index patient evacuation

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria is now free of the virulent Ebola disease that has been…

Nigeria’s index Ebola patient flown out amid deteriorating condition

Nigeria's index patient of Ebola has been evacuated from the country, according to report. Recall that the Nigerian…

JUST IN: NCDC okays N100,000 weekly stipend for Ebola contacts

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has approved a weekly payment of N100,000 for people…

BREAKING: NCDC reports two new suspected Ebola cases, 53 primary contacts

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified two additional suspected cases of Ebola virus…

Ebola: Symptoms, Transmission and How Nigeria Contained the 2014 Outbreak

Nigeria’s confirmation of a new Ebola virus disease case has renewed attention on the potentially deadly infection, its…

Ebola in Nigeria: Virus Strain, Patient Condition and Uganda’s Reaction

On Tuesday, Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in over a decade. The case is recorded in the…

Nigeria records first Ebola disease case in 12 years, FG moves to curb spread

Nigeria has recorded a case of the virulent Ebola disease, the federal government has disclosed. The government confirmed…

October 20 in History: WHO Declares Nigeria Ebola-Free

On October 20, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared Nigeria free of the Ebola Virus Disease…

August 4 in Nigerian History: How Nuhu Ribadu Was Demoted From AIG to DCP, Adadevoh’s Ebola Case

On August 4, 2008, the Police Service Commission announced the demotion of Nuhu Ribadu from Assistant Inspector-General of…

Ebola outbreak: FG places FCT, 9 states on high alert, activates ‘Emergency Operations Centre’; health workers, state govts get directives

The Federal Government is taking intense and aggressive steps to ensure the Ebola epidemic ravaging some parts of…

FG alerts Nigerians on new Ebola outbreak

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has alerted Nigerians over re-emergence of the dreaded Ebola virus in…

Fresh Ebola Outbreak Reported In DR Congo

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in its…