The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, alongside the Lagos state government and Port Health Services, has intensified surveillance and emergency response measures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, to prevent the importation of Ebola Virus Disease. A statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire, said the inspection assessed the airport’s readiness to detect, monitor, and respond to potential Ebola threats, amid renewed concerns over Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The exercise involved stakeholders from the health and aviation sectors, including the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Emmanuel Akinola Abayomi, and included the Permanent Secretary of the...

President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to do everything necessary to secure the safe rescue of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State more than two weeks ago. The victims, comprising 39 primary and secondary school students and seven teachers, were kidnapped on May 15 when armed men attacked three schools in the Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area near Ogbomoso. The assailants reportedly stormed a private primary school, a public primary school and a public secondary school, abducting children aged between two and 16 years, alongside their teachers. A federal government delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, alongside the Lagos state government and Port Health Services, has intensified surveillance and emergency response measures at the...

President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to do everything necessary to secure the safe rescue of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in...