Nigeria’s out-of-school children has hit 20.2 million under President Muhammadu Buhari.
French journalist with Reuters Sonia Rolley was expelled on Tuesday after she was denied accreditation by authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The virus circulating in Uganda is the Sudan strain of Ebola, for which there is no proven vaccine.
“We are not afraid to be shut. It would make us do much better. It would make our schools and hospitals do better.”
The latest restrictions took effect on October 18.
The likelihood of “importation to Nigeria is high due to the increased air travel between Nigeria and Uganda, especially through Kenya’s Nairobi airport.”
The 15th outbreak emerged when a new case of the deadly virus was confirmed in the eastern city of Beni on August 22.
The report published on UNESCO website on Thursday shows that Nigeria has over 20 million of the total 244 million out-of-school children around the world.
Allied Democratic Forces militants are said to have executed more than 40 men, women and children in five villages since Thursday.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended two medicines for the treatment of Ebola virus disease, following successes in clinical trials.
