Tag: Ebola virus
Evacuated Spanish priest with Ebola dies
An elderly Spanish priest infected with Ebola died in a Madrid hospital on Tuesday, five days after being evacuated from…
Japan aid agency pulls staff from Ebola-hit nations
Japan’s foreign aid agency said Tuesday it was evacuating two dozen staff from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, as the…
Global Ebola death toll passes 1,000 – WHO
The Ebola virus has killed 1,013 people and infected another 1,848, latest World Health Organisation data showed. The fatalities include…
Ebola: Mixed reactions greet Cardinal Onayekan’s directive
Mixed reactions have greeted a directive issued by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Abuja His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan on…
Eight Chinese quarantined as Ebola panic heightens
Eight Chinese medical workers who treated Ebola patients have been quarantined in Sierra Leone, as health experts grapple with ethical…
Nigeria’s first Ebola victim a ‘ crazy man’ – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has labeled the man who brought Ebola Virus into Nigeria a ‘crazy man’. Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian…
Ebola: Man’s death causes panic in Edo community
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The death of a middle aged man suspected to have been infected with Ebola virus has caused panic…
Ebola: Jonathan summons 36 state governors, commissioners
President Goodluck Jonathan will meet with governors of the 36 states of Nigeria and their health commissioners in Abuja on…
Ebola: Eight Victims In Stable Condition – Fashola
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says all the eight people currently infected by the deadly Ebola…
Worshipers Fill Churches To Pray Against Ebola
Cyriacus Izuekwe, Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta with Agency Report People in Sierra Leone and Liberia filled churches on Sunday to seek deliverance…
Passengers Queue For Ebola Check At Abuja Airport
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Passengers arriving from domestic and international flights into Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, are now being subjected…
Nigerian doctors urged to curb Ebola spread
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has directed its members to be part of efforts to control the spread of…
Health Minister confirms new Ebola case in Lagos
Nigeria on Monday confirmed a new case of Ebola in the financial capital Lagos, bringing the total number of people…
Nigeria suspends Gambian national airline over Ebola
Nigeria has suspended the Gambian national airline from flying into the country, alleging “unsatisfactory” measures by the airline to contain…
Nigerian quarantined in Hong Kong for Ebola
A Nigerian man who was quarantined after he showed Ebola-like symptoms while travelling to Hong Kong has tested negative for…
Nigeria, others feel effects of battle against Ebola
West Africa was counting the cost of measures to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic on Sunday, as unprecedented restrictions caused…
Spanish priest to be treated with experimental Ebola drug
A Spanish priest infected with Ebola will be treated with an experimental drug that has been used on two Americans…
Zambia bars entry for citizens from Ebola countries
Zambia has banned the entry of citizens from countries hit by the deadly Ebola virus, which is ravaging nations to…
FCT Minister, Health Personnel To Meet Over Ebola
The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed will on Monday hold a strategic meeting with health personnel to fashion out measures…
GlaxoSmithKline Ebola vaccine to be ready in 2015
Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by British pharma company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next month…
Nun with Spanish missionaries dies of Ebola in Liberia
A Congolese nun who worked with Spanish Catholic missionaries in Liberia has died of Ebola, the charity she worked for…
Lagos asks for volunteers to fight Ebola
Authorities in Lagos appealed Saturday for volunteers to help fight an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in this Nigerian…
Garki Hospital: No confirmed case of Ebola
Dr Ibrahim Wada, Chief Medical Advisor of Garki Hospital, Abuja, said on Friday that the hospital adopted precautionary measures after…
Not all Ebola victims will die, says Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Friday said it was wrong for people to believe that those who were…
Jonathan declares national emergency on Ebola; approves N1.9bn fund
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja declared a national emergency on the outbreak of Ebola virus in the country.…
Ebola: Nigeria confirms 2 more cases
Nigeria on Friday confirmed two new cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of infections in Africa’s most populous country…
US steps up response to Ebola in Nigeria
United States health authorities said Friday they are sending extra personnel and resources to Nigeria, which has declared a national…
Ebola: Ogun bans wildlife hunting
By Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In a bid to ensure that the Ebola Virus Disease does not make its way to Ogun…
Ebola: Nigeria doctors in crisis
As Nigeria declared a national emergency over Ebola Virus on Friday, the association of local medical doctors which should lead…
#OsunDecides: Police Comm. withdraws orderlies from politicians
By Simon Ateba/Osogbo Less than 24 hours to the governorship election in Osun state, the newly deployed police commissioner in…