The minister of health,prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Wednesday said Nigeria had already donated $3.5m as part of its intervention in the affected countries.
Chukwu said the sum was made up of $500,000 to each of the countries and the balance to the common ECOWAS Fund for the disease.
He also said 591 health practitioners had volunteered to join the international force that would go to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to help in the containment of the Ebola Virus Disease.
He said the volunteers registered with his ministry at three points in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt.
Chukwu said this while speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said that he had already told a recent meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on EVD of Nigeria’s readiness to help the three countries.
He said, “I informed the United Nations General Assembly that the President has already directed the Federal Ministry of Health to train and send health personnel to these three countries in the area of special laboratory work to strengthen capacity in those countries.
“I also informed them that as part of Nigeria’s contributions to the international team that will be set up to tackle Ebola Virus Disease in those countries, already Nigeria volunteers from different health professions have been registering with us, willing to join the international force that will go to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to help out with the containment.
“As of now, 591Nigerians have already registered with us in three registries we opened in Lagos, Abuja Port Harcourt.”
The minister however said there were certain conditions to be met before the volunteers would be allowed to leave the country.
He said the first step was for President Goodluck Jonathan to approve their journey and mission and that the volunteers would be properly trained according to Nigeria’s standards, which, he said, was fairly high.
Chukwu said he also told the meeting, which was called to review the global situation on the disease that Nigeria is now Ebola-free. He said the country had had 19 cases with seven deaths contrary to the 20 cases being reported by the foreign media.
“Presently there is no single case of active Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria, no single contact that is presently under surveillance in any part of the country,” he declared.
He said the ban on repatriation of corpses as well as inter-state movement of corpses was still in force, adding that the ban remained except where approval had been granted by the Minister of Health.http://www.punchng.com/news/nigeria-donates-3-5m-to-liberia-others/

Never give up on something you really want. It's difficult to wait, but worse to regret. Don't give up on Nigeria. We are almost there...
God bless nigeria!

Ok

Hope its not another kind of scam. I don't believe it until I read from a Liberian source

It is "I".

Stuffz like this really makes other nations to respect you as a country, Nigeria as a nation is now waking up & stamping itz foot on African nations & in the face of the world as the gaint of Africa.
To me,this a welcomed development,that is instrumental to the growth of our economy.

Tho;i know i haven't felt what my country has done for me through democracy,but it pains me when ever Nigeria is been tarnished & mocked by other countries.

Mr booker

Nigeria is blessed

God bless GEJ
God bless U & Me
God bless Fed. Rep of Nigeria
Right from the first day I stepped into the world, I knew Nigeria is blessed.

Like if ur among those who God go bless

Chi!
O boy see likes
I go make am if I open mosque o!

Too many useful news this morning.
Good move.
We cannot outrightly fight against this goodwill by the government.
Would have said the money should be channelled into roads, electricity and all but even if they do that, the bulk of it will fall into the hands of thieves to again build houses at Ikoyi and Lekki etc.

Nigeria playing fatherly role is laudable.
I pray they are able to eradicate it over there as well.

GEJ is really trying. Although he is too soft for a Nigerian leader.
A poll on "preferred president for 2015 in Nigeria" on my website: www.nairamode.com suggest that majority of Nigerians still want him. Poll still on and you can vote too or you may just check out the results.

We have to give GEJ credit when its due. This is sumtin a country dat is a regional leader and power-broker would do.

Its nice to see countries of d West African sub-region looking up to Nigeria on account of this gesture.

He also said 591 health practitioners had volunteered to join the international force that would go to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to help in the containment of the Ebola Virus Disease.

Abeg, make dem no go carry fresh Ebola go back Naija.

Awon' Ebola containment experts

[size=45pt]Ebola has made us proud [/size]

One day Ebola will be a thing of history in Africa....YES....WE BELIEVE IN A WORLD WITHOUT EBOLA

GEJ TILL 2058!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nigeria is indeed a rich nation!! So,you mean to tell me that after $20billion went missing and still remained unaccounted for till now,we still have money to donate? Oh!! Pardon me for forgetting the $9.3million still in the tight grip of the South African government,and now this. My point...I'm not against humanitarian grants,especially when it has to do with the dreaded EVD;but our leaders should use our resources judiciously and should hold corruption in utter abhorrence.

Despite our money been seized by south African government, Nigeria still went ahead to donate another huge money to help Liberia fight Ebola.......

. owambe........
. owambe........
. owambe.....things

OK

Now this are the kind of foreign policies that would improve Nigerias image on the international seen,not going round begging for money that we have.i commend this action.

justi4jesu:
GEJ TILL 2058!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're mad.

I wonder if this $3.5M will be 'delivered' in a plane ...

This is commendable, 591 volunteers, so there are still people that love this country that much?
May God be with them cos to me that is suicide.

Good. Nigeria too now playing big brother

Lol. Naija feeling like Ebola Don. Good work Sha.
As for those volunteers leaving soon, may God help them oooo . If na passion for the job, then it is good. But if na for the money, sorry na dia middle name

justi4jesu:
GEJ TILL 2058!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

is this all you can come up with

Simpleton

Another avenue of looting us dry. Who saw dem gave dos country the money? I just d watch una firm wey una d act 4 government. Hmmmm, make 2015 come jare make we kick some people out of office. Did i just make front page? I guess so

Wow. Naija really overpowered ebola. I'm proud of that.

But come where all this money they come from?

good move. It's in our best interest also that Liberia is able to contain the crisis. so we are helping ourselves by helping them.
now I hope that money isn't embezzled by corrupt officials in liberia. Nigeria had better hire and send someone to officiate spending oversight and provide feedback on how the money is spent.

Way to go ..Nice one #BigBrother