Kano, Niger, Kaduna, Plateau, Kogi, Nasarawa Adopt Preventive Measures

By Abu Nmodu, Sola Ojo, Achor Abimaje, Ibrahim Obansa, Ahmed Tahir, Alo Abiola, Adebayo Waheed, Bidon Mibzar, Samson Elijah, Muh’d Zangina Kura , Jonathan Nda- Isaiah, Abuja

Following the Ebola outbreak within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, many states, together with these surrounding the capital metropolis, have adopted proactive measures for the primary time in 12 years.

LEADERSHIP reviews that Kano, Niger, Kaduna, Plateau, Kogi, Ekiti, Nasarawa and different states are actually activating measures they put in place in 2014 when the final outbreak was recorded.

Nigeria confirmed a brand new case of Ebola within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The Federal Government disclosed the case on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, following laboratory affirmation of the an infection in a girl who just lately arrived in Nigeria on a world flight from Uganda.

The affected person had been admitted to a personal hospital in Abuja, the place she acquired remedy for a number of days earlier than the analysis was confirmed.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this in a press release.

Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has activated its Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) following the Federal Government’s announcement of an Ebola case within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The improvement was disclosed in a public advisory issued by the centre’s Director-General, Prof. Muhammad Adamu-Abbas, in Kano on Tuesday.

Adamu-Abbas stated the centre was totally ready and on excessive alert to reply to any eventuality, whereas urging residents to stay calm and observe preventive measures.

Ebola: Niger Activates Emergency Response, Deploys Surveillance Teams

The Niger State Government has deployed Local Government Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNOs) and response groups to strengthen contact tracing, scientific evaluation and secure referral protocols following the reported Ebola case in Abuja and the identification of 44 contacts.

LEADERSHIP findings point out that states bordering the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) might face an elevated danger of the illness spreading if enough preventive measures will not be taken.

Consequently, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Murtala Muhammad Bagana, stated the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) had been positioned on heightened alert to stop the illness from spreading into Niger State, which shares a boundary with the FCT.

He defined that the measures had been precautionary and geared toward strengthening illness surveillance, early detection and the state’s capability to reply swiftly to any suspected case.

According to him, no case of Ebola has been detected in Niger State. However, the heightened state of preparedness adopted the Federal Government’s announcement on Tuesday confirming an Ebola case involving a traveller who had just lately arrived from Uganda.

Bagana stated the state’s proximity to Abuja, coupled with frequent motion of individuals and the amount of commerce between the 2 areas, made heightened vigilance needed.

He stated the Ministry of Health was working carefully with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and different worldwide companions to make sure the state was ready to reply to any eventuality.

Ebola: Kaduna Steps Up Disease Outbreak Preparedness

The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has intensified efforts to strengthen preparedness and response to rising and re-emerging illnesses following the reported Ebola case in Abuja.

The ministry has activated all response pillars to reinforce the state’s readiness to sort out potential public well being threats.

The measures had been introduced at a Rapid Response Team (RRT) assembly held on Wednesday, 21 October, which concerned the ministry, different ministries, departments, and companies (MDAs), and improvement companions.

The assembly centered on strengthening coordination and collaboration in illness surveillance, prevention and outbreak response.

Speaking on the assembly, the State Epidemiologist, Dr Jeremiah Daikwo, urged all response pillar results in stay on standby and keep a excessive degree of alertness to make sure a swift response to any potential illness outbreak.

Daikwo emphasised the necessity for proactive planning, efficient communication and immediate motion to include public well being threats, noting that sustained preparedness was important to defending residents from rising and re-emerging illnesses.

He urged stakeholders throughout the assorted response pillars to take care of efficient coordination and be sure that needed measures may very well be applied immediately every time wanted.

Ebola: Plateau Strengthens Surveillance At Airport, Motor Parks

The Plateau State Government has strengthened illness surveillance at airports, motor parks, and well being services as a part of efforts to stop the unfold of Ebola within the state.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicolas Baa’mlong, disclosed this in an interview with LEADERSHIP in Jos whereas outlining the federal government’s preparedness to include the illness.

He stated the state had begun taking preventive measures earlier than the newest developments, including that public enlightenment campaigns could be intensified to maintain residents knowledgeable in regards to the illness and the right way to stop its unfold.

Kogi Urges Calm, Vigilance Over Reported Ebola Outbreak

The Kogi State Ministry of Health has urged residents to stay calm however vigilant following reviews of an Ebola outbreak within the neighbouring Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The ministry, in a public well being advisory on the Ebola virus, urged residents to look at preventive measures and stay alert for attainable signs of the illness.

The advisory, issued and signed by the Commissioner for Health and Coordinating Commissioner for Health, Dr Abdulazeez Adams Adeiza, confused the significance of non-public hygiene and adherence to public well being pointers to stop the attainable unfold of the virus.

Adeiza urged residents to practise common hand hygiene and keep away from direct contact with physique fluids, significantly the place there are considerations about attainable publicity to the virus.

 

Nasarawa Activates Ebola Preparedness Measures, Reactivates Isolation Centres

The Nasarawa State Government has put in place measures to stop the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease within the state, together with reactivating isolation centres and circulating a public well being advisory.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Ibrahim Alhassan,l disclosed this in an interview in Lafia.

He stated the division has developed an advisory which has been circulated to healthcare professionals and to most people.

According to him, the state is establishing a job workforce, led by the State Epidemiologist, to make sure ongoing awareness-raising.

He defined that the workforce will interact the media as a part of a sensitisation programme that will probably be flagged off by the Commissioner for Health at a press convention later within the week.

 

Ebola: Ekiti Issues Health Advisory, Rolls Out Preventive Measures

Ekiti State authorities has issued a Health Advisory on Ebola following the confirmed case of the dreaded illness within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The advisory, conveyed by the Ministry of Health and Human Services, outlines what Ekiti residents ought to do to stop the dreaded illness and the right way to search assist.

Speaking in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Wednesday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Yinka Oyebode, stated the state authorities is placing measures in place to stop the unfold of the illness to the state.

Parts of the measures embrace elevated public consciousness by engagement of stakeholders (Health employees, Community leaders, media officers, FBOs, CSOs and Traditional Rulers) on Ebola Virus Disease preventive measures and immediate reporting.

 

 No Confirmed Cases Of Ebola Outbreak In Oyo – Commissioner

Oyo State authorities has assured residents that no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been recorded within the state, stressing that proactive measures have been put in place to stop and include any potential outbreak.

Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, urged residents to stay calm, be vigilant, and cling to beneficial well being and security precautions.

The commissioner, who disclosed this on Wednesday throughout an interview with newsmen in her workplace, defined that the ministry had commenced preparations way back to June 2026 to strengthen the state’s readiness for potential outbreaks of Ebola and different infectious illnesses, together with diphtheria.

 

Ebola Scare: NBMA Offers Experts For FCT Containment Efforts

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has provided to deploy its biosafety specialists to help efforts to include an imported case of Ebola virus illness confirmed within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and has urged Nigerians to stay vigilant and keep away from spreading unverified details about the outbreak.

The company stated its specialists had been out there to help the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and different related response groups in implementing biosafety and biosecurity measures to stop additional transmission.

The Director-General of NBMA, Dr Fatima Suleiman-Zuntu, gave the reassurance on Wednesday, stressing the significance of coordinated motion, public cooperation and strict adherence to established security protocols in containing the illness.

She recommended the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the NCDC, the FCT Health Services Secretariat and their companions for his or her ongoing response to the reported case.

Suleiman-Zuntu stated Nigeria’s profitable containment of Ebola in 2014 demonstrated the significance of preparedness, scientific proof and collaboration amongst related establishments in responding to public well being emergencies.

 

Ebola Threat: Senate Seeks Emergency Funds, Mandatory Screening at Entry Points

The Senate has referred to as for necessary well being screening of all passengers arriving in Nigeria by worldwide airports, seaports and designated land borders to stop the importation of Ebola and different epidemic-prone illnesses.

The higher legislative chamber additionally urged the Federal Government to launch emergency funds from the Service-Wide Votes to strengthen the nation’s preparedness and response to the illness.

The resolutions adopted a movement of pressing nationwide significance sponsored by Senator Francis Faduyile, representing Ondo South, on the necessity to implement obligatory well being screening in any respect worldwide entry factors.

Moving the movement, Faduyile warned that Nigeria confronted a excessive danger of importing Ebola amid an outbreak of the Bundibugyo pressure within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its unfold to different African nations.

He stated the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) had rated the danger of Ebola importation into Nigeria as excessive.

The senator additionally recalled {that a} traveller introduced Ebola into the nation by the Lagos airport in July 2014, underscoring the necessity for stronger surveillance and preventive measures at worldwide entry factors.

Faduyile recognized a number of gaps in Nigeria’s screening preparations, together with restrictions on well being declaration necessities for travellers from listed nations, insufficient Port Health personnel and gear at some entry factors, and an outdated authorized framework governing quarantine providers.

He additional famous that Nigeria was already grappling with illnesses akin to Lassa fever, cholera and diphtheria, warning that one other epidemic might place further strain on the nation’s healthcare system.

Under the resolutions, the Senate urged the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the NCDC and Port Health Services to make well being screening obligatory for all worldwide passengers arriving in Nigeria.

The proposed measures embrace finishing well being declaration varieties, conducting temperature checks, and screening for signs.

The chamber additionally referred to as for enhanced screening of passengers who had visited or transited by affected areas throughout the previous 21 days, no matter their nationality or nation of departure.

It additional beneficial exit screening for departing passengers throughout any declared public well being emergency.

The Senate urged the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and the Nigeria Immigration Service to make sure that all worldwide entry factors had been adequately staffed and outfitted with educated Port Health officers, thermal scanners, private protecting gear and isolation rooms.

It additionally referred to as for the readiness of isolation and remedy centres throughout the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to make sure a coordinated response within the occasion of an outbreak.

Contributing to the controversy, Senator Adamu Aliero, representing Kebbi Central, stated lots of the measures outlined within the movement had been already being applied by the related ministry.

He, nonetheless, confused the necessity for warning and sustained efforts to stop the illness from getting into the nation.

“Virtually all the prayers that have been canvassed, the ministry has started doing them,” he stated.

“We have to be very careful; let us do all we can to control this disease.”

Similarly, Senate Chief Whip Tahir Monguno, representing Borno North, referred to as for an modification of the Quarantine Act to convey it according to up to date public well being realities.

“There is the need for this parliament to amend the Quarantine Act of 1976 to bring it in tandem with existing realities,” he stated.

The movement, nonetheless, referred to the Quarantine Act of 1926 because the laws governing Port Health Services and referred to as for its substitute with fashionable public well being laws in keeping with the International Health Regulations (2005).

The Senate additionally urged the Federal Government to offer enough funding for the NCDC and Port Health Services within the 2027 price range and launch excellent funds owed to the related companies.

In a separate decision, lawmakers referred to as for emergency funding by the Service-Wide Votes to help companies concerned in stopping and containing the illness.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio criticised what he described as an absence of seriousness within the aviation sector’s response to the Ebola risk, urging related companies to undertake extra proactive measures.

“The nonchalance with which the aviation sector treated this, everybody must now wake up,” he stated.

“We have to be proactive; everybody must take part. If it spreads, it will be a major problem. This is a medical emergency, a very deadly one.”

Akpabio confused the necessity for coordinated motion by authorities companies to stop an outbreak and shield public well being.

Also supporting the movement, Senator Ekong Samson, representing Akwa Ibom South, stated the urgency of the scenario required higher consideration to Nigeria’s healthcare system.

“I want to pull my weight behind this motion because of its urgency, substance and importance,” he stated.

“We have to take our healthcare system very seriously, so we can protect ourselves.”

Senator Sadiq Umar, representing Kwara North, additionally referred to as for a coordinated, multi-agency response to stop the unfold of Ebola into Nigeria.

 

“Nigeria must not allow a single spread of Ebola; I think we should take this seriously,” he stated.

 

“We need a multi-agency approach so we can tackle this.”

 

Ebola Virus Discovery: NOA Calls for Calm, Vigilance in Jigawa

The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Jigawa State Directorate, has referred to as on most people to stay calm and vigilant and to observe verified public well being recommendation following the affirmation of 1 Ebola virus case within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The Director of NOA Jigawa State, Mallam Ahmed Tijjani Ibrahim, gave the recommendation because the affirmation of the Ebola case has thrown folks into concern and prompted many questions on what measures needs to be taken.

He stated most people needn’t panic or be confused; all that’s wanted is to stay aware, hearken to genuine public well being data, and abide by it.

Mallam Tijjani famous that Ebola prevention begins with correct data, immediate reporting, and accountable private motion.

He assured the general public that Nigeria efficiently contained Ebola in 2014 and has the expertise and techniques to reply.

According to him, observing private and environmental hygiene and avoiding contact with the blood and physique fluids of anybody suspected of getting Ebola, or with supplies contaminated by such fluids, is important.

Ebola: 44,000 Flights Monitored Since June, Says Presidential Task Force

The Presidential Task Force on Ebola Preparedness, Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats has disclosed that about 44,000 flights have operated into and out of Nigeria since June, saying surveillance measures put in place helped facilitate the early identification of the imported Ebola case.

The Chairman of the Task Force and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this on Wednesday whereas talking to journalists after an emergency assembly of the duty drive on the State House, Abuja.

Gbajabiamila stated the duty drive had been working behind the scenes since its inauguration in June, with related authorities companies collaborating to strengthen the nation’s preparedness and response to rising public well being threats.

He defined that the surveillance and identification procedures put in place by the Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), and different related companies contributed to figuring out the index case.

“Since the issue of Ebola came up in June, there have been about 44,000 flights in and out of Nigeria. So, it’s because of what the Ministry of Health, the task force and all the agencies have been doing. All hands have been on deck,” he stated.

According to him, the passenger with the illness didn’t initially present signs, which emerged 4 days after the lady arrived in Abuja.

He stated the identification course of and established protocols enabled the authorities to detect the case, including that the event demonstrated the significance of sustained surveillance and coordinated motion amongst related companies.

Gbajabiamila assured Nigerians that the duty drive would strengthen present measures the place needed and guarantee extra rigorous enforcement of public well being protocols.

“The Task Force is on top of it. NCDC is on top of it; everyone is on deck. We must build community trust and avoid panic, but it’s also important to state clearly that this is a collaborative effort between the government and the people,” he stated.

He urged Nigerians to cooperate with public well being authorities and adjust to related directives to help efforts to include the illness.

Also talking, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, stated Nigeria had competent well being authorities and surveillance techniques able to responding to the imported case.

Pate stated the federal government was working with non-public hospital operators, immigration and aviation authorities, the Ministry of Interior and subnational actors to strengthen surveillance and response efforts throughout the nation.

He disclosed that contact tracing was ongoing and that contacts of the index case had been being remoted as a part of measures to stop additional transmission.

“We have been conducting contact tracing diligently and isolating those contacts of the index imported case in this country. We will continue to do that,” he stated.

The minister added that the Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the NCDC, had activated the incident administration system throughout related response areas.

 

According to him, hospital response capabilities had additionally been activated, whereas states had been mobilising their preparedness and response plans.

 

Pate urged Nigerians to look at public well being directives and keep away from spreading misinformation or unverified reviews that might set off pointless panic.

 

He expressed confidence within the nation’s public well being experience, recalling the expertise of Nigerian well being professionals in containing the 2014 Ebola outbreak and in supporting responses in different nations.

 

The emergency assembly was attended by officers from the Nigeria Immigration Service, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, WHO, Africa CDC, the Federal Capital Territory well being authorities and the State House Medical Centre, amongst others.

 

Some individuals, together with the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, and the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, joined the assembly nearly.