June 1, 2026
Ebola
By Chioma Obinna
The Lagos State Government has intensified surveillance and emergency preparedness measures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, even as it moved to prevent the importation of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, into Nigeria following renewed outbreaks in parts of East and Central Africa.
Leading a high-powered preparedness inspection and facility assessment at the country”s busiest international gateway, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, warned that MMIA remains Nigeria’s most vulnerable entry point for imported infectious diseases because it handles about 70 per cent of international passenger traffic into the country.
