This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu
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In recent months, Liberia had been the only country in West Africa with known cases as neighbouring Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free in November while Guinea’s last known case recovered two weeks ago
The position of the Federal Government is coming against the backdrop of the fears of a fresh outbreak of the disease in Nigeria based on an alarm raised in Calabar, Cross River State on Wednesday
Iwu, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, spoke of the need for the research to be extended to other diseases
The ministry said the patient, who had been working on the Ebola crisis, was transported from Freetown to Begin Military Hospital in Saint-Mande, Paris
According to a BBC report, Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, which had hitherto denied that such had taken place, has now made a u-turn and acknowledged the troops have been quarantined
The National President of ALGON, Ozo Okafor, who led a delegation of the association on a courtesy visit to President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, made the call while speaking with State House correspondents
Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, has urged Nigerians not to lose faith in the country, saying God’s intervention in the affairs of the nation will not stop until the country overcomes all the challenges confronting it.
Just before his discovery, Piot’s professors told him that he had no future in infectious diseases
As Nigeria celebrates its 54 years of independence, a youth
and political pressure group, Advocate for Collective Transformation ACT has said the effect of bad leadership in the country cannot be compared to ravaging Ebola Virus Disease, EVD.
A Virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, said on Monday that Nigeria would continue to be at risk of the Ebola Virus Disease as long as the virus lingered in neighbouring countries.
Former Anambra State Governor, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has commended the Federal Government for making it a duty to honour Nigerians who distinguished themselves in their various endeavours by giving them national awards.
President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the international community that next year’s general elections in Nigeria will be conducted in accordance with global best practices to further strengthen the country’s democratic institutions.
Ikuforiji made the call when the House Deputy Leader, Hon. Lola Akande, raised the issue under matter of urgent public importance as the House resumed plenary
He advised the people of the state not to base their agitations for new councils on such sentiments
He said that government was yet to fulfill the promise it made in August that measures would be put in place to prevent the spread of Ebola in the state
The Secretary of the Union, Dr. Mike Ene, made the statement on Thursday in Uyo in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
It said the death toll has risen to 2,622 in the three countries.
The statement called on school managers to ensure daily practical demonstration of hand washing by the pupils, students and teachers
One of the survivors of the Ebola Virus Disease, Dr. Morris Ibeabuchi, on Thursday said he got the virus because the index case, Patrick Sawyer, lied about his illness in the hospital where he was treated on arrival in Lagos, the First Consultant Hospital.