Ebola: Travellers Face Tighter Checks at Nigerian Airports

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: October 21, 2026Country: Nigeria

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Ebola: Travellers Face Tighter Checks at Nigerian Airports

After a case of Ebola was confirmed on Tuesday in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, FAAN intensified health surveillance at airports across the country. The patient, a woman who travelled from Uganda, is in isolation and receiving treatment. Working with the NCDC, Port Health Services and the civil aviation authority, FAAN will subject passengers and airport personnel to more checks; 44 people are being contact-traced. The agency urged travellers to cooperate with health officials and avoid spreading false information.

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