[20/10, 7:20 pm] DWAPM: Newsbreak: Ebola hits Nigeria as woman test positive in Abuja

Nigeria has recorded its first case of Ebola in many years.

This came as a woman tested positive in Abuja, the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory.

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positiveNigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja.

The woman was said to have arrived Abuja on Tuesday. She came from Uganda, according to theHealth Ministry.

Authorities said the woman began showing symptoms on Oct. 7.

She was later admitted to a clinic on Oct. 11.

The Ministry said she was later diagnosed with Ebola.

The Federal Government said it has identified 44 close contacts for tracing to prevent further transmission.

The coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Alli Pate announced the development after a laboratory confirmation of the case.

In the recently declared free from Ebola in August this year.

It earlier Uganda limited outbreak of 20 confirmed cases out of which two died.

The death was linked to Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus transmitted from nearby Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The recent discovery may not be unconnected with the weak regulatory regime at Nigerian Airports. Ghana for instance since May 2026 had established procedures for screening incoming and outgoing travellers which is not the case in Nigeria.