{
  "id": 16100166,
  "title": "FG orders agencies to step up Ebola awareness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/fg-orders-agencies-to-step-up-ebola-awareness-16100166",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-22T20:24:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/fg-orders-agencies-to-step-up-ebola-awareness/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has ordered agencies under his ministry to intensify public awareness on Ebola Virus Disease following the confirmation of a case in the Federal Capital Territory. The directive, given to the National Orientation Agency, Nigerian Television Authority, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Voice of Nigeria, and News Agency of Nigeria, aims to educate Nigerians on the disease and preventive measures. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the case on Tuesday, with 44 close contacts identified for monitoring. Accurate and timely information is crucial in containing the disease and preventing public panic, according to Idris.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Ebola: FG orders nationwide awareness campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ebola-fg-orders-nationwide-awareness-campaign",
        "published": "2026-10-22T20:25:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "NOA begins Ebola awareness campaign in Akwa Ibom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/noa-begins-ebola-awareness-campaign-in-akwa-ibom",
        "published": "2026-10-22T20:47:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}