During an interview with CNN, Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), emphasized that Nigeria's successful management of the Ebola virus epidemic in 2014 showcases its capability to handle the coronavirus.   Ihekweazu stated, “Nigeria is ready. We successfully managed Ebola and we manage outbreaks all the time and are currently managing Lassa fever. We have a strong team that is used to doing this.”   Addressing the case of the Italian patient entering Nigeria without detection at the Lagos airport, Ihekweazu explained that temperature scanners were ineffective as the individual did not exhibit any symptoms upon arrival. “We are very hopeful for his full recovery. Screening is not a fool-proof method as the virus has an incubation ...

Lafarge Africa Plc, a cement manufacturer, has announced the successful identification of all individuals who had direct contact with the Italian man, the first confirmed case of Coronavirus in Nigeria.   In a statement released by the group's spokesperson, Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, it was disclosed that those identified had direct contact with the Italian man during his visit to the company's plant in Ewekoro, Ogun state.   The statement stated:   “The Lagos State Government has reported a first case of n-COVID19 (Coronavirus) in Nigeria. The individual concerned works for a vendor that provides services to Lafarge Africa Plc in Ogun State,” the statement read. “As a business, we have immediately identified the persons who had direct contact with the concerned individual. We have ...