Nigerian president declares state of emergency over Ebola

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan declared a national state of emergency on Friday over the Ebola outbreak in Africa's most populous country, and he approved 1.9 billion naira (€8.6bn) of emergency funds to contain it. Nigeria has confirmed seven cases of Ebola since a man fell sick on arrival from Liberia, two of whom have died.

Several dozens of people who came into contact with the man are under surveillance.