Health

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that monitoring of the 62 contacts identified following the confirmation of an imported Ebola case in the country is expected to be completed by November 13, 2026. The agency disclosed this in its latest Ebola disease situation report, which was obtained by “Channels Television”

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has identified two suspected Ebola disease cases in the North-East and placed the affected individuals in isolation while laboratory testing and contact tracing continue. The announcement, made on Saturday, 31 October 2026, is an investigation update, not confirmation of two new infections. Channels Television reported the alert

Zamfara State health authorities are investigating 38 reported cases of an unidentified illness in Shinkafi and Zurmi local government areas, with emergency teams deployed to assess patients and collect samples. The cases were recorded in a state situation report as of 29 October, while fresh reporting on Saturday, 31 October, detailed the continuing response. TheCable

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed banned, fake, expired and otherwise unsafe products valued at about ₦8 billion after seizures across Nigeria’s North-Central zone. The destruction took place in Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Thursday, 29 October, with fresh reports published Friday. PUNCH reported that the items had been recovered

Dr Niniola Williams, co-founder and chief executive of the Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh Health Trust, has urged hospitals and communities to make infection prevention a routine priority. According to The Guardian, Williams made the call at the 11th Future of Health Conference, organised by Nigeria Health Watch in Abuja, where she emphasised that healthcare safety

Nigeria is facing a substantial shortage of community health workers as policymakers consider how to expand front line care and reduce dependence on external financing. At a high-level Abuja forum, the Federal Government said its estimated workforce of 93,000 community health personnel was inadequate for a population exceeding 240 million. The Sun reported the figures on

Katsina State authorities say most of the students who became ill following a bilharzia prevention exercise at Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, have left the hospital, while an investigation seeks to establish why the reactions occurred. The latest update offers reassurance to families but leaves significant questions about medicine administration, monitoring, and communication during school health campaigns.