FG intensifies response to confirmed Ebola case in FCT

The Federal Government says it has deepened public health response following the confirmation of an Ebola virus disease (EVD) case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Oct. 20, 2026.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Oluwafemi Adeniyi, the ministry’s spokesman on Thursday.
According to him, such a response to the confirmed case of the disease in the FCT is coming against the backdrop of information provided by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
Adeniyi said, “The patient is a woman who recently arrived in Nigeria on an international flight from Uganda.
“She was subsequently admitted to a private hospital in the FCT, whe...