Ebola: Niger activates emergency centre after Abuja case

The Niger State Government has placed its Public Health Emergency Operations Centre connected heightened alert and intensified illness surveillance pursuing the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease lawsuit successful Abuja.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Murtala Muhammad Bagana, disclosed this successful a connection connected Wednesday, stressing that nary lawsuit of Ebola had been detected successful Niger State.

He said the precautionary measures were indispensable due to the fact that of predominant question betwixt Niger State and Abuja, activities astir the Minna International Airport and the state's planetary borderline with the Republic of Benin.

The Federal Government announced connected Tuesday, October 20, 2026, that laboratory tests confirmed an Ebola lawsuit involving a pistillate who precocious arrived from Uganda. The diligent is receiving attraction successful isolation, portion 44 adjacent contacts person been identified.

Bagana said the authorities was coordinating its preparedness efforts with the Nigeria Ce...