The Adamawa government says it has intensified preparedness for a potential Ebola threat.
Nigeria previously recorded an Ebola outbreak in 2014 after an infected traveller arrived in Lagos from Liberia.
The health ministry has traced and isolated 44 people who had contact with the infected patient for three weeks.
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The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria has advised political parties to campaign virtually to minimise physical contact amid the Ebola case recorded in Abuja.
The National Orientation Agency has cautioned Kaduna residents against self-medication following the confirmation of an Ebola case in Abuja.
Health commissioner Umma Ahmed said this in a statement on Thursday, following confirmation of an Ebola case in Abuja.
Nigerian comedian, Samuel Animashaun Perry, aka Broda Shaggi, recounted on Wednesday how he survived a gunshot wound.
Non-communicable diseases account for three-quarters of deaths worldwide but affect different population groups in different ways, a WHO study showed.
Nigeria says it is prepared to contain Ebola after detecting an imported case and reaffirmed its commitment to protecting public health nationwide.
The Anambra government deployed nurses to Chinua Achebe International and Cargo Airport to strengthen surveillance and response to suspected Ebola cases.
