By Ene Mary McDickson, Correspondent, Frontline Daily | September 23, 2026

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a fresh interim public health advisory on the worsening Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), placing Nigeria on high alert even as it maintains there are no confirmed cases in the country.

In a statement signed by Director-General Dr Jide Idris, the agency said all preparatory and preventive activities remain active, noting that measures "will continue to be reviewed" in line with the evolving epidemiological situation.

As part of enhanced surveillance, travellers arriving from countries with active or relevant EVD transmission will now be required to complete Health Declaration Forms (HDF) to support contact tracing and early case detection. Passengers from all other countries are exempt from the requirement for now.

Dr Idris urged the public to remain vigilant for symptoms consistent with Ebola — including sudden high fever, weakness, vomiting, diarrhoea and unexplained bleeding — and to promptly report any relevant travel history or exposure to health authorities.

The advisory follows NCDC's dynamic risk assessment and consultations with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and was copied to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Port Health Services, the Nigeria Immigration Service, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, state ministries of health, the World Health Organization and Africa CDC.

Latest figures from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control show the DRC recorded 7,672 confirmed Ebola cases and 3,699 related deaths as of 20 September, with 886 patients currently hospitalised in isolation — an increase of 58 new confirmed cases and 23 deaths since the previous report.