DECLARATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY OVER EBOLA VIRUS

President Goodluck Jonathan as just declare a national emergency over Ebola outbreak in the country.

and he approved 1.9 billion naira ($11.6 mln) of emergency funds to contain it.

Details soon.

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