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Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, on Wednesday said that there was no ebola virus outbreak in Nigeria.
Maku who spoke after the weekly FEC meeting, which was presided by Vice-President Namadi Sambo, said, "that FEC was also briefed by the Federal Ministry of Health on the alleged outbreak of Ebola virus in Nigeria.
He said, "FEC was informed that the health ministry experts, within the week, checked out the reports of purported outbreak of the disease and found none to be true.
The minister said that the ministry had given assurance to Nigerians of its preparedness to contain the virus should there be an outbreak in the country.
"Citizens are reassured that there is no Ebola fever in the country and all the checks so far undertaken declare clearly that we don't have it. Yes, there are some cases in two or three West African countries but the ministry has assured that should there be anything like that within our boundary it will be quickly tackled", he said.
Maku who spoke after the weekly FEC meeting, which was presided by Vice-President Namadi Sambo, said, "that FEC was also briefed by the Federal Ministry of Health on the alleged outbreak of Ebola virus in Nigeria.
He said, "FEC was informed that the health ministry experts, within the week, checked out the reports of purported outbreak of the disease and found none to be true.
The minister said that the ministry had given assurance to Nigerians of its preparedness to contain the virus should there be an outbreak in the country.
"Citizens are reassured that there is no Ebola fever in the country and all the checks so far undertaken declare clearly that we don't have it. Yes, there are some cases in two or three West African countries but the ministry has assured that should there be anything like that within our boundary it will be quickly tackled", he said.