Tag: Ebola virus
Ebola: Nigeria to train health workers from W/African countries
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday said Nigeria would offer specialised training to 15 health personnel from…
Arik Air Resumes Flights To Banjul After Ebola
Simon Ateba/Lagos Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest commercial carrier is resuming flight services to Banjul, Gambia, the airline said in a…
Cuba sends 461 doctors, nurses to help fight Ebola in West Africa
Cuba will send a total of 461 doctors and nurses to West Africa to help fight the Ebola epidemic, local…
Australia commits N8.7mn to tackle Ebola in Nigeria
The Australian Government says it has contributed ₦ 8.7 million to the Nigeria Ebola Virus Emergency Appeal launched by the…
World Bank adds $170 mn to fight Ebola
The World Bank boosted its aid to the campaign against the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa on Thursday, adding…
Amb. Nancy Powell appointed as Ebola coordinator
By Simon Ateba The United States Government has named Ambassador Nancy Powell to lead the Ebola Coordination Unit at the…
Jonathan Assures Of Smooth 2015 Election
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has assured the international community that next year’s general elections in Nigeria will be conducted in…
Ebola: Ban commends Nigeria’s efforts, doggedness
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday commended President Goodluck Jonathan for Nigeria’s efforts at containing the spread of Ebola…
Nigeria is free from Ebola – Health Ministry
Nigeria has cleared all patients being monitored for the Ebola virus, the federal health ministry said on Wednesday, but doctors…
Rename IDH after Adadevoh, Lagos Assembly tells Fashola
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday passed a motion asking the state governor, Babatunde Fashola, to…
We’re vulnerable to Ebola, Ipokia people cry out
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Ipokia community in Ipokia local government area of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria have called on the…
Ebola death toll climbs to 2,811 out of 5,864 cases – WHO
The deadliest Ebola epidemic on record has now infected almost 6,000 people in west Africa and killed nearly half of…
Ebola: Nigeria, Senegal get thumbs up from WHO
Two of the five countries affected by the world’s worst-ever Ebola outbreak are managing to halt the spread of the…
Ebola: Kwara vows to shut down schools that resume
The Kwara State Government on Monday vowed to close down any school which violates the directive postponing the resumption of…
Lagos shifts school resumption date
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola Sunday announced Monday 8 October 2014 as new date for resumption of schools in…