The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has expanded its health declaration requirement for international travellers after confirming an Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The agency’s Director-General, Jide Idris, announced the decision during a media briefing in Abuja on Sunday.
Mr Idris said the requirement initially applied to international travellers but was later restricted to passengers arriving from selected countries linked to the Ebola outbreak, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
“But with this case, we have reversed that directive,” he said.
He said the NCDC had sent advisories to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and expected further instructions to guide implementation in collaboration with airlines.
Airport screening
Mr Idris said Nigeria’s preparedness measures had focused on five international airports: Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, Kano and Port Harcourt.
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