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Ebola outbreak: NCDC issues public safety advisory as Nigeria monitors DR Congo

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has issued a public health advisory following the declaration of an Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. In a statement shared on Facebook on Saturday, the agency said that although no case has been detected in Nigeria, it is closely
Ebola outbreak: NCDC issues public safety advisory as Nigeria monitors DR Congo

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has issued a public health advisory following the declaration of an Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC.

In a statement shared on Facebook on Saturday, the agency said that although no case has been detected in Nigeria, it is closely monitoring the situation to ensure early detection and preparedness.

The NCDC urged members of the public to adopt preventive measures such as regular handwashing with soap and running water, avoiding contact with individuals showing symptoms of Ebola — including fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, and unexplained bleeding — refraining from bushmeat consumption, and ensuring animal products are properly cooked.

Healthcare workers were advised to strictly adhere to infection prevention and control protocols and use personal protective equipment when managing patients.

The agency also encouraged individuals with recent travel history to affected areas who develop symptoms to call the NCDC hotline on 6232 or contact their State Ministry of Health immediately.

The full advisory is available on the NCDC website.

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Ebola outbreak: NCDC issues public safety advisory as Nigeria monitors DR Congo

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Corruption: Countries without EFCC, ICPC doing better than Nigeria – Cleric

Former Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria and the Executive Director of Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, Rev. Fr. George Ehusani, has said many countries without anti-corruption agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC , are doing better than Nigeria
Corruption: Countries without EFCC, ICPC doing better than Nigeria – Cleric

Former Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria and the Executive Director of Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, Rev. Fr. George Ehusani, has said many countries without anti-corruption agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC , are doing better than Nigeria in the global corruption perception index.

The cleric said Nigeria must interrogate the system that easily throws up for political office crooked and devious characters, including ethnic bigots and religious extremists.

Speaking Saturday in Abuja at the Centre LSD/KAS 23rd Bi-annual Leadership Lecture of the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development’s Leadership School and the 23rd graduation ceremony, Rev. Fr. Ehusani said, “Until such a fundamental error is addressed and the perception of the political leadership recruitment process is also addressed, I do not believe that any number of anti-corruption agencies and crusaders will transform our fortunes.”

He noted that Nigeria is comatose and on the verge of disintegration, largely on account of the “successive generations of thoughtlessly corrupt, senselessly nepotistic, recklessly lawless and astonishingly incompetent elite class that we have been plagued with since independence, and particularly since the first coup of 1966”.

“I ask that we seriously interrogate the situation whereby our nation more easily throws up for political office crooked and devious characters, including ethnic bigots and religious extremists; those who recklessly exploit the age-old ethnic acrimonies and antipathies in the land for selfish political gain; those who regularly manipulate the religious sentiments of the people; and the thoughtless others who habitually loot the local government, state, or national treasury for themselves and their families and render the population destitute.

“Until we address this anomaly, this fundamental error in our perception of political leadership and our leadership recruitment process, I do not believe that any number of anti-corruption agencies and crusaders will transform our fortunes.

“After all, there are countries where there are no other agencies saddled with the task of fighting corruption, apart from the regular police. Some of these countries are doing so much better than Nigeria in the global corruption perception index.

“They are able to investigate, prosecute, and promptly discharge cases of corruption better than what we see in our country, Nigeria, which has established numerous agencies, including CCB, CCT, ICPC, EFCC, BPP, NEITI, Public Complaints Commission, and the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation, all to fight the same scourge of corruption.”

Corruption: Countries without EFCC, ICPC doing better than Nigeria – Cleric