The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) announces it will pay ₦100,000 per person each week to people placed under isolation or quarantine in Abuja as part of measures to contain Ebola. NCDC Director-General Dr Jide Idris says the payment is intended to support feeding and related expenses for contacts being monitored in designated facilities.
Multiple outlets report that NCDC is already covering accommodation and feeding costs, but has added the weekly stipend to ease financial pressure and encourage cooperation with public health teams. Several stories also mention the number of people being monitored—53 primary contacts—as states are urged to prepare for similar support if further cases emerge. Coverage is largely consistent on the amount, the weekly nature of the payment, and the Abuja (FCT) focus, with differing emphasis on why the support was introduced and what it is meant to cover.
