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Nigeria has screened 659,429 travellers at 16 designated points of entry since June 5, 2026, as the country intensifies health surveillance to prevent the importation and spread of infectious diseases.
Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) Ebola microsite showed that 5,907 travellers were screened in the 24 hours to November 9, bringing the cumulative number of Health Declaration Forms recorded to 659,429.
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, accounted for the highest number of screenings, with 42,422, followed by Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with 18,057.
Port Harcourt International Airport recorded 1,311 screenings, while Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, accounted for 1,310. Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, recorded 402.
At the seaports and land borders, 169 travellers were screened at Apapa Seaport, Lagos, 123 at Seme Border, Lagos, and 31 at Tin-Can Island Port, Lagos.
Other locations included Maiduguri International Airport with 11 screenings, Mfun Border in Cross River State with eight, Kaduna International Airport with six, and Idi-Iroko Border in Ogun State with five.
Jibia Border in Katsina State recorded two screenings, while Illela Border in Sokoto State recorded one.
The NCDC microsite stated that the cumulative figure covers all Health Declaration Forms recorded up to November 9, 2026, while daily figures and breakdowns by point of entry are based on uploads since June 5, 2026.
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