PRESIDENT TINUBU ESTABLISHES TASK FORCE ON EBOLA; APPROVES N10B FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats. To anchor this aggressive national response, the President has ordered the immediate release of ₦10 billion in emergency intervention funding. The announcement, disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, comes amid growing regional anxiety. A rapid resurgence of the Ebola Virus Disease specifically the Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighboring Uganda, triggering immediate cross-border transmission fears across West Africa. Fortifying the NCDC and Border Health Infrastructure The newly approved ₦10 billion emergency fund is structured to directly bolster the operational readiness of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). According to the presidency, the capital inject...