Nigeria has 12 confirmed cases of the Ebola virus, up from 10 at last week's count, of which five have almost fully recovered, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
It said in a statement that 189 people in Lagos and six others in the southeastern city of Enugu were under surveillance. The death toll remains four, it said.
A doctor who had recovered had been discharged from hospital, the ministry said.
The Ebola virus has killed more than 1,000 people in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia since the outbreak began in March, and four people have died in Nigeria since it was brought to Lagos by a Liberian man on July 20.
"Patients under treatment have now been moved to the new 40 bed capacity isolation ward provided by the Lagos state government," the Health Ministry statement said.
It added that experimental drugs were in the process of being cleared for the treatment of Ebola, although one, nano silver, had been rejected because it did not meet requirements.
Fighting the disease in Nigeria is complicated by the fact that doctors are on nationwide strike. The ministry of health sacked 16,000 doctors on Thursday after they refused to end their strike in the midst of an Ebola epidemic.
Health care workers fighting to stop the disease in overcrowded and ill-equipped clinics often succumb to Ebola themselves. The World Health Organization says more than 170 healthcare workers have been infected and at least 81 have died.
The death toll from Ebola is still climbing and the U.N. health agency faces questions over whether it should havedeclared the outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern" before Aug. 8.
Reuters
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Boko Haram suspected of kidnapping about 50 men and boys in Northern Nigerian villages
Residents of a Nigerian village on the shore of Lake Chad say at least 50 residents are missing after a raid by suspected Boko Haram militants.
A witness told the BBC that 26 people were also killed during the raid on the village of Doron Baga on Sunday.
The remote region has poor communication links, meaning news of the raid took days to emerge.
Nigeria has been plagued by attacks by the Boko Haram Islamist group in recent years, particularly in the north-east.
In April, Boko Haram caused global outrage by abducting more than 200 girls from their boarding school in the remote down of Chibok in Borno state. Houses burnt
It is unclear exactly how many people were seized during the attack.
Some of the villagers tried to fight the attackers off, but they were unable to stop the raid, a villager elder told the BBC's Hausa service.
The militants then burnt down some houses and rounded up a group of 50 people, he said.
They were mainly women but also included some boys and girls, he added.
Other survivors say young men were also taken possibly to be turned into Boko Haram fighters.
Witnesses from the village told reporters about the attack after reaching the state capital of Maiduguri.
The Nigerian military has not commented on the attack.
BBC
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A witness told the BBC that 26 people were also killed during the raid on the village of Doron Baga on Sunday.
The remote region has poor communication links, meaning news of the raid took days to emerge.
Nigeria has been plagued by attacks by the Boko Haram Islamist group in recent years, particularly in the north-east.
In April, Boko Haram caused global outrage by abducting more than 200 girls from their boarding school in the remote down of Chibok in Borno state. Houses burnt
It is unclear exactly how many people were seized during the attack.
Some of the villagers tried to fight the attackers off, but they were unable to stop the raid, a villager elder told the BBC's Hausa service.
The militants then burnt down some houses and rounded up a group of 50 people, he said.
They were mainly women but also included some boys and girls, he added.
Other survivors say young men were also taken possibly to be turned into Boko Haram fighters.
Witnesses from the village told reporters about the attack after reaching the state capital of Maiduguri.
The Nigerian military has not commented on the attack.
BBC
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Video - Boko Haram release video mocking plea for kidnapped schoolgirls release
Adidas drops Nigeria Football Federation
Nigeria national teams official kitting outfit and partner of the Nigeria Football Federation, Adidas has written to the Nigeria Football Federation notifying them of their decision not to renew the current contract.
The global merchandise outfit signed a new contract with the NFF on March 6, 2010 and did not state specific reason for pulling out.
In a letter addressed to the federation, dated August 12, 2014 and signed by the VP Global Sports Marketing Football, Claus-Peter Mayer and the Marketing Manager Federations and Leagues, Kai-Philipp Stief, the outfit stated that they will continue to fulfill their obligations under the previously communicated agreement.
"Adidas has conducted an analysis of its football partnerships and related businesses. Based on this evaluation and in combination with the recent correspondence between the parties, we regret to inform that adidas has decided not to extend its partnership with the Nigeria Football Federation as per the end of the Agreement (i.e 31 December 2014),” the letter read.
"Adidas will continue to fulfil its obligations under the agreement as previously communicated and respectfully requests the Nigeria Football Federation to do the same for the remainder of the contract period (including the obligation to share any third party offer pursuant to Adidas’ right of first refusal).”
With this, the Nigeria Football Federation will have to search for another global brand for the national teams. Adidas was their partner when Nigeria won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations and first featured at the Fifa World Cup in 1994.
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The global merchandise outfit signed a new contract with the NFF on March 6, 2010 and did not state specific reason for pulling out.
In a letter addressed to the federation, dated August 12, 2014 and signed by the VP Global Sports Marketing Football, Claus-Peter Mayer and the Marketing Manager Federations and Leagues, Kai-Philipp Stief, the outfit stated that they will continue to fulfill their obligations under the previously communicated agreement.
"Adidas has conducted an analysis of its football partnerships and related businesses. Based on this evaluation and in combination with the recent correspondence between the parties, we regret to inform that adidas has decided not to extend its partnership with the Nigeria Football Federation as per the end of the Agreement (i.e 31 December 2014),” the letter read.
"Adidas will continue to fulfil its obligations under the agreement as previously communicated and respectfully requests the Nigeria Football Federation to do the same for the remainder of the contract period (including the obligation to share any third party offer pursuant to Adidas’ right of first refusal).”
With this, the Nigeria Football Federation will have to search for another global brand for the national teams. Adidas was their partner when Nigeria won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations and first featured at the Fifa World Cup in 1994.
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President Goodluck Jonathan sacks striking doctors
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has fired thousands of doctors who have been taking part in weeks of strikes, amid warnings that West Africa's Ebola outbreak continues to escalate.
Jonathan ordered the dismissal of around 16,000 doctors in an internal memo to the Health Ministry, local newspaper Premium Times reported on Friday.
Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu instructed that "letters of termination" be issued immediately to all affected resident doctors in hospitals.
The move allows the Health Ministry to "make internal arrangements to get alternative doctors to cater for patients," said Health Ministry spokesman Isiaka Yusuf.
Doctors and nurses in public hospitals across the country of 169 million people have taken part in work stoppages since July 1 and are refusing to return to work until their working conditions and salaries improve.
The strike is severely hampering efforts to curb the epidemic.
Nigerian authorities on Friday announced a new confirmed Ebola case, raising the overall number in Africa's most populous state to 11.
Three people have died of Ebola in Nigeria, and 169 others are under surveillance, according to the Health Ministry.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that a "massive scaling up of the international response" is necessary to get the outbreak under control.
By August 13, 1975 cases and 1069 deaths were reported from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
Sky News
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Jonathan ordered the dismissal of around 16,000 doctors in an internal memo to the Health Ministry, local newspaper Premium Times reported on Friday.
Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu instructed that "letters of termination" be issued immediately to all affected resident doctors in hospitals.
The move allows the Health Ministry to "make internal arrangements to get alternative doctors to cater for patients," said Health Ministry spokesman Isiaka Yusuf.
Doctors and nurses in public hospitals across the country of 169 million people have taken part in work stoppages since July 1 and are refusing to return to work until their working conditions and salaries improve.
The strike is severely hampering efforts to curb the epidemic.
Nigerian authorities on Friday announced a new confirmed Ebola case, raising the overall number in Africa's most populous state to 11.
Three people have died of Ebola in Nigeria, and 169 others are under surveillance, according to the Health Ministry.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that a "massive scaling up of the international response" is necessary to get the outbreak under control.
By August 13, 1975 cases and 1069 deaths were reported from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
Sky News
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Thursday, August 14, 2014
Nigeria ranked third in Africa FIFA rankings
FIFA monthly Africa national team rankings released Thursday (Africa ranking, world ranking):
Algeria 1 24
Ivory Coast 2 25
Nigeria 3 33
Ghana 4 36
Egypt 5 38
Tunisia 6 42
Sierra Leone 7 50
Cameroon 8 54
Burkina Faso 9 58
Senegal 10 59
Mali 11 60
Libya 12 62
Guinea 13 64
South Africa 14 69
Cape Verde 15 74
Angola 16 75
Benin 17 77
Congo 18 78
Morocco 19 81
Uganda 20 81
Zambia 21 84
Botswana 22 86
Togo 23 87
Zimbabwe 24 90
DR Congo 25 93
Rwanda 26 101
Gabon 27 102
Kenya 28 104
Lesotho 29 105
Malawi 30 106
Mozambique 31 107
Tanzania 32 110
Ethiopia 33 112
Eq. Guinea 34 113
Namibia 35 114
Sudan 36 115
Niger 37 118
Liberia 38 119
C.A.R. 39 120
Guinea-Bissau 40 123
Burundi 41 129
Mauritania 42 133
Chad 43 140
Madagascar 44 143
Gambia 45 148
Swaziland 46 158
Comoros 47 175
Sao Tome 48 177
Seychelles 49 180
S. Sudan 50 185
Mauritius 51 188
Eritrea 52 203
Somalia 53 204
Djibouti 54 205
Next rankings: Sept 18
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Algeria 1 24
Ivory Coast 2 25
Nigeria 3 33
Ghana 4 36
Egypt 5 38
Tunisia 6 42
Sierra Leone 7 50
Cameroon 8 54
Burkina Faso 9 58
Senegal 10 59
Mali 11 60
Libya 12 62
Guinea 13 64
South Africa 14 69
Cape Verde 15 74
Angola 16 75
Benin 17 77
Congo 18 78
Morocco 19 81
Uganda 20 81
Zambia 21 84
Botswana 22 86
Togo 23 87
Zimbabwe 24 90
DR Congo 25 93
Rwanda 26 101
Gabon 27 102
Kenya 28 104
Lesotho 29 105
Malawi 30 106
Mozambique 31 107
Tanzania 32 110
Ethiopia 33 112
Eq. Guinea 34 113
Namibia 35 114
Sudan 36 115
Niger 37 118
Liberia 38 119
C.A.R. 39 120
Guinea-Bissau 40 123
Burundi 41 129
Mauritania 42 133
Chad 43 140
Madagascar 44 143
Gambia 45 148
Swaziland 46 158
Comoros 47 175
Sao Tome 48 177
Seychelles 49 180
S. Sudan 50 185
Mauritius 51 188
Eritrea 52 203
Somalia 53 204
Djibouti 54 205
Next rankings: Sept 18
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