Nigerian Government Thursday announced that one of its scientists has developed a trail drug for the treatment of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, announced this while briefing newsmen in Abuja.

According to him, the trial drug, Nano Silver, has been experimentally used for many things, assuring that it would be sent to Lagos later in the day for the treatment of the infected Nigerians.

Prompt News recalls that a Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, who evaded quarantine in Monrovia imported the  deadly virus into Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial centre. He died on July 25, few days after arrival in the country. One of the nurses that treated him was also confirmed infected and died few days after.
The third case of Ebola death in Nigeria, is a Protocol Officer with the ECOWAS Commission who also assisted Mr. Sawyer, he died on Tuesday in Lagos.

The Health Minister said so far, only 11 people have been infected with the virus, including the three that are dead. The eleventh person, one of the doctors that attended to the index case, Sawyer, has just been confirmed positive. He also insisted that contrary to reports, the disease is still restricted to Lagos and not in Enugu yet. But, on Wednesday, his Information counterpart, Labaran Maku, told State House correspondents that 21 people are currently under quarantine in Enugu, following the arrival of one of the nurses that treated the Liberian, Sawyer in the State.

The deadly Ebola virus has killed hundreds of people in West Africa, prompting the Governments of the affected countries- Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea to declared it a national emergency.

Also, the World Health Organisation has declared it an international emergency.

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For the first time Nigerian Scientists inventing a drug,for Ebola for that matter. this is wonderfull u kno? Just Praying it isn't composed of bitter Cola n Otapiapa

Nano Silver.. Made in aba or alaba ??

Lol.
A drug for a virus he, most likely has never seen under a microscope .

oduastates: Lol.
A drug for a virus he, most likely has never seen under a microscope .

....and who told you that he has not seen it? Can you confirm that? So, you believe that the scientists that developed other vaccines must have seen the virus even though they are foreigners? Does your scepticism have anything to do with the fact that this vaccine is more Nigerian than others?
JUST ASKING THOUGH.

This disease will soon be a thing of the past... like malaria.

I need more info about this nano silver.

oduastates: Lol.
A drug for a virus he, most likely has never seen under a microscope .

says a typical stupid black Yoruba nigeria who will always believe that white ar supperior.

9c 1 i jx pray it works. Now sum ppl
would start sayin it iz fake cuz it ws
developed by a Nigerian even though it
works dy would still sy itz fake bt if it iz
a white man dat developed it even
though it iz fake dy would still sy it iz
original when would we start
appreciating our own tinz in diz country. Nigerians believe dat d white r superior in every tin.

I believe that inside our forests, there are plants that hold the cure to this disease. May God enable scientist to find them.

oduastates: Lol.
A drug for a virus he, most likely has never seen under a microscope .

Yoruba man's mentality. Smh!

Thank God, if this is true then I am very proud of our scientists and also proud to be a Nigerian. May God allow the drug to work!

Nano silver has been used to suppress HIV virus replication.
So the experimental drug looks credible.
I hope it works.

oduastates: Lol.
A drug for a virus he, most likely has never seen under a microscope .

At least i'm sure you've not seen a Microscope either

iyeminifie: For the first time Nigerian Scientists inventing a drug,for Ebola for that matter. this is wonderfull u kno? Just Praying it isn't composed of bitter Cola n Otapiapa

Nigerian scientists have invented some very essential drugs over the years.
Get informed before embarassing yourself.

This is more like it. The end of era of looking up to the whites and prayers for solutiion to our problems is at hand.

The elders say:
we can only carry a child that extends his arms.

iyeminifie: For the first time Nigerian Scientists inventing a drug,for Ebola for that matter. this is wonderfull u kno? Just Praying it isn't composed of bitter Cola n Otapiapa

hilarious...haba...

oduastates: Lol.
A drug for a virus he, most likely has never seen under a microscope .

It's like you dont have complete brain,

Lobolintin: Nano Silver.. Made in aba or alaba ??

I hope say no be Dr. Abalaka invent this one as well..



Viral diseases no get cure.. YET!!

And Nigeria would not be the ones to discover one.

thk u my dear igbo scientist. I no it wil work. Shame on usa.

A name like "Nano Silver", which rhymes with "Hi-Ho Silver", a phrase from an old TV cowboy show, will most likely inspire some humorous comments in the Western media, regardless of whether or not the "cure" is effective in treating or curing Ebola fever.

Wale112: Igbo people are doing very well in this Nigeria

Are you telling me? They are doing so much. I bet if they are encouraged or given the freedom to develop this country they will do great wonders.

asadike: thk u my dear igbo scientist. I no it wil work. Shame on usa.

How do you know that the scientist is an igbo-man or woman? because i checked everywhere but could not get a clue! the minister who announced it is igbo buy they only said "a nigerian scientist"

Good news

Am so proud that this is coming from a nigerian scientist .... Weda a trial or tested drug at least a nigerian has proved that we are not that useless to always depend on America...only if all those sadists called professors in our universities can prove themselves at this trying period ... So help us God .

F117A: Nigerian scientists have invented some very essential drugs over the years.
Get informed before embarassing yourself.

well educate me, which drug for which sickness?

iyeminifie: well educate me, which drug for which sickness?

Nigerian scientists invented Ekiti Wonder Weed, known and respected in Amsterdam as African Igbo.