Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Wednesday accused the foreign media of exaggerating cases of Ebola outbreak in Nigeria while leaving Spain and America out of a list of Ebola-hit countries.

Speaking after the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting, Mr. Chukwu said it is wrong for the foreign media to lump Nigeria with the three other countries –Guniea, Sierra-Leone and Liberia — worst hit by the
Ebola disease.

Mr. Chukwu said foreign media houses are playing games with their reports on the Ebola Virus in Nigeria.

“The foreign media are playing games with the world with the reportage of the Ebola virus. Out of the over 1,000 cases that died only five is in Nigeria, but they lump us together with Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia with higher cases because we are all in West Africa,” Mr. Chukwu lamented.

As at August 22, the World Health Organization reported that the four West African countries including Nigeria recorded 1, 528 cases of Ebola and 844 fatalities.

Of the over 1, 000 confirmed Ebola cases in West African region, Nigeria recorded 13 confirmed cases, out of which five people died, seven were discharged and one is still receiving treatment at the Ebola
Emergency Treatment Centre in Lagos.

In Sierra Leone, there have 804 confirmed cases and 353 deaths; Guinea has, 443 confirmed cases and 264 deaths; Liberia has had 269 confirmed cases and 222 deaths.

The minister also said the foreign media based their reportage of the outbreak of the disease in West Africa on Nigeria’s minute cases.

American based news outfit, CNN, had on its August 15 Ebola reportage, itemised Nigeria first on the list of countries with Ebola.

“Ebola has infected at least 2,127 people in Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since the outbreak began this year,” CNN reported.

Mr. Chukwu, feeling dispirited about the mode of reportage considering the lower number odf cases recorded in Nigeria, said countries like the United States of America and Spain who have citizens infected with the virus, needed to be put on the list of Ebola –hit countries.

“When they want to report on the Ebola virus they start with Nigeria first. Why are they not including Spain and the United States that has two cases too?.” Mr. Chukwu said.

Nigeria was Ebola free until the Liberian-America, Patrick Sawyer, brought it into the country.

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He has forgotten germany because they have also in their hospital in Hamburg a doctor from siera leone with Eboal

You know the western media won't do that. Very biased media reportage! Little wonder I get asked about ebola crisis in Nigeria by my expat clients and I ask myself, "has the crisis been so bad?"

I got angry when they mentioned my dear country on the list. That is why I feel disgusted hearing the fo*l called Jim Clanshit speak. He is the bast***d spearheading the propaganda.

Na for only ebola?? What of in our war against boko

This is why I want u to have a strong cable news station. Credible with a wide broadcast

Let's start by including them in our own report, atleast other west African countries will take suit and they(Americans) wil see d result.

why don't he put this on the foreign media. Who will see this on a local primetime news?

Someone should send to to sahara report

a lot of you still don't know that the word nigeria attract alot of traffic to this media houses. And any bad news in africa that a nigeria is not involved will not sell.

The ebola has been on since january and no one hears of ebola like this all over the world. But not until sawyer brought it to nigeria. Since nigeria involved in the ebola the news and report was like wild fire with a lot of traffic. To The western world nigeria is a fever. And They have already program themselves for bad news anytime they hear the word nigeria. And if it happens to be a good news they will be disappointed and will not be interested.

most of whom still believe that nigeria should be use instead of the word africa. and when africa is mentioned people want to see nigerians.

Hatred sometimes indirectly means love...

Joel3: a lot of you still don't know that the word nigeria attract alot of traffic to this media houses. And any bad news in africa that a nigeria is not involved will not sell.

The ebola has been on since january and no one hears of ebola like this all over the world. But not until sawyer brought it to nigeria. Since nigeria involved in the ebola the news and report was like wild fire with a lot of traffic. The world nigeria is a fever to the western world. They have already program themselves for bad news anytime they hear the word nigeria. And if it happens to be a good news they will be disappointed and will not be interested.

most of whom still believe that nigeria should be use instead of the word africa. One when africa is mentioned people want to see nigerians.

Hatred sometimes indirectly means love...

It's like the word "Nigeria" is a d1ck that they just can't take out of their mouths. Nigeria this, Nigeria that...are we even up to 200 million sef? Why not this amount of global noise over India which has 6 times our population and about 50 times our problems? Na wa o.

rickkid: It's like the word "Nigeria" is a d1ck that they just can't take out of their mouths. Nigeria this, Nigeria that...are we even up to 200 million sef? Why not this amount of global noise over India which has 6 times our population and about 50 times our problems? Na wa o.

they use the word most populous black nation. To make it look serious to the blacks in general and to attract traffic. Soon people will soon find out the tricks and loophole in this media about nigeria news. They say bad about nigeria to feel good of themselves.

Nigeria is growing rapidly... And they are scared of that. 21 biggest economy in the world. And number one in the whole of africa.

Joel3: a lot of you still don't know that the word nigeria attract alot of traffic to this media houses. And any bad news in africa that a nigeria is not involved will not sell.

The ebola has been on since january and no one hears of ebola like this all over the world. But not until sawyer brought it to nigeria. Since nigeria involved in the ebola the news and report was like wild fire with a lot of traffic. To The western world nigeria is a fever. And They have already program themselves for bad news anytime they hear the word nigeria. And if it happens to be a good news they will be disappointed and will not be interested.

most of whom still believe that nigeria should be use instead of the word africa. and when africa is mentioned people want to see nigerians.

Hatred sometimes indirectly means love...

Sorry that is not tru we hear about Ebola that was at the end of March, and in my country you can read about ebola every day, and more about the other countries than nigeria.