The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Jide Idris, has said that the controversial N10bn emergency intervention fund approved by President Bola Tinubu was not meant for Ebola Virus Disease alone but for strengthening Nigeria’s preparedness against multiple epidemic-prone diseases
The Sokoto State Government has intensified disease surveillance and emergency response measures against the possible spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), assuring residents that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) still classifies the state as low-risk.
Nigeria has recorded 109 deaths from measles in the first seven months of 2026, with thousands of confirmed infections reported across the country as health authorities continue efforts to contain outbreaks of the highly contagious disease.