{
  "id": 16503827,
  "title": "Ebola: NCDC approves ₦100,000 weekly allowance for quarantined contacts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ebola-ncdc-approves-100-000-weekly-allowance-for-quarantined-contacts",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-25T17:25:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/920165-ebola-ncdc-approves-%e2%82%a6100000-weekly-allowance-for-quarantined-contacts.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified two additional suspected cases of Ebola virus disease and 53 primary contacts as containment efforts intensify. During a press briefing in Abuja on Sunday, October 25, 2026, NCDC Director-General Dr. Jide Idris emphasized that the cases remain suspected. Daily Post Nigeria reported that one of the suspected cases is located in Rivers State.\n\nTo support those in isolation, the NCDC has approved a ₦100,000 weekly allowance for quarantined contacts. Punch Nigeria stated this payment is intended to cover feeding and family maintenance costs. Premium Times noted that while the agency was already covering accommodation and feeding for individuals in designated facilities, the additional financial support was introduced to ease their difficulties.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Uganda clears 60 Ebola contacts linked to Kenyan traveller",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/uganda-clears-60-ebola-contacts-linked-to-kenyan-traveller",
        "published": "2026-10-25T13:48:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "[BREAKING] Ebola: NCDC approves N100,000 weekly payment for contacts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/breaking-ebola-ncdc-approves-n100-000-weekly-payment-for-contacts",
        "published": "2026-10-25T14:00:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "NCDC identifies two suspected Ebola cases, traces 53 primary contacts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ncdc-identifies-two-suspected-ebola-cases-traces-53-primary-contacts",
        "published": "2026-10-25T15:58:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ebola: NCDC to pay contacts in isolation N100,000 weekly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ebola-ncdc-to-pay-contacts-in-isolation-n100-000-weekly",
        "published": "2026-10-25T16:38:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Ebola: NCDC to pay contacts N100,000 weekly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ebola-ncdc-to-pay-contacts-n100-000-weekly",
        "published": "2026-10-25T17:09:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "NCDC to pay quarantined Ebola contacts N100,000 weekly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ncdc-to-pay-quarantined-ebola-contacts-n100-000-weekly",
        "published": "2026-10-25T18:56:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}