Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- The Lagos State government says it has stepped up preparedness measures and is prepared to respond following Nigeria's confirmation of an imported case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The state's Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, said Lagos remains on "high alert and preparedness" and is treating the situation as a priority.

"Lagos is a gateway city with constant movement to and from Abuja, and we are treating this as a priority," Mr Abayomi said in a statement posted on X on Friday.

He said the state's Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) had been working ahead of the confirmation, with measures being put in place across surveillance, isolation, laboratory testing, infection prevention an...