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The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
The Federal Government approved the medical evacuation of Nigeria’s sole confirmed Ebola patient to Switzerland following formal diplomatic requests. The patient, a 42-year-old Ugandan national married to a Swiss diplomat, fell ill in Abuja after returning from Uganda on 3 October. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Jide Idris, confirmed…
Federal health authorities are scrambling to set up specialised treatment centres across border states after the tally of traced Ebola contacts climbed to fifty-three on Sunday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention activated its emergency incident management system under Coordinating Minister of Health Muhammad Ali Pate following the arrival of an infected traveller…
Nigeria arranged to fly its index Ebola patient out of Abuja on Monday morning for treatment abroad as public health teams scrambled to contain the rare Bundibugyo outbreak. The 42-year-old woman arrived from Uganda weeks ago and married a Swiss citizen before falling ill in the federal capital. Flight plans reveal fragile local isolation capacity….
A federal agency tasked with protecting Nigerians from epidemics has pushed back against lawmakers’ plans to create a second public health institution, warning that the move could fracture the country’s disease response at a moment when it can least afford disruption. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention told the House of Representatives…
At least 80 persons have died from a fresh Ebola outbreak spreading across three health zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including Bunia, Rwampara and Mongbwalu, according to data released by the World Health Organisation on Sunday. The outbreak, designated the 17th in Congo since the virus was first identified there in 1976,…