Following the confirmation of an imported case in Abuja, the government of Niger State has strengthened preparations against Ebola and created an emergency response committee.
At Monday’s inauguration of the Niger State Ebola Virus Disease Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee in Minna, this was revealed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Murtala Muhammad Bagana.
While he did say that the government was stepping up surveillance, isolation facilities, and infection prevention measures, he reiterated that no Ebola cases had been identified in Niger State.
The allocation of funds for a modern isolation center was directed by Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, according to Bagana. This was done in May 2026, following the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In order to bolster readiness initiatives, he said that the federal government has allocated N21.6 million to every state, including Niger.
According to the commissioner, the state is stepping up its illness surveillance efforts through health teams at the local level, notifying both public and private healthcare facilities, and reevaluating referral protocols.