KEY POINTS NCDC says Nigeria is only 59% prepared for a potential Ebola outbreak despite ongoing efforts to strengthen surveillance. International airports and porous land borders remain major vulnerabilities for disease importation. Authorities are assessing states, improving isolation facilities, laboratories, and emergency response systems...

KEY POINTS A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced businessman Prof. Chris Uba as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The faction said the decision followed a consensus arrangement after other aspirants stepped down under its internal selection process. ...