BREAKING: FG activates public health response as Nigeria records Ebola disease

Nigeria has recorded a case of the virulent Ebola disease, the federal government has disclosed.

The government confirmed the case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)today, 20 October 2026, after a laboratory test returned a positive result.

The disease was said to have been brought into the country by a woman who recently arrived in Nigeria on an international flight from Uganda.

She was admitted to a private hospital in the FCT after showing signs of ill health. She received medical care for several days at the facility before the diagnosis was confirmed.

She is currently in isolation and receiving medical care.

Details coming

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