May 20, 2026
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has disclosed that preventive measures have been put in place across all international airports in response to the recent Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, situation in parts of Central Africa.
FAAN stated that it was collaborating with Port Health Services, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, to intensify surveillance and monitoring of passengers, particularly those arriving from high-risk regions.
The agency’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Henry Agbebire, in a statement, said passengers were being screened for symptoms associated with Ebola.
The statement reads: “Any suspected case will be promptly isolated and subjected to secondary health checks in line with established national and international health protocols.
