Abuja

Abuja is Nigeria's federal capital city and lies within the Federal Capital Territory. It replaced Lagos as The National capital and houses the federal government, diplomatic missions and major national institutions. The city was planned inland near the centre of the country, giving national administration a location outside Nigeria's largest coastal metropolis.

Abuja's hospitals, private clinics, airport and road links place it inside national disease-surveillance systems. An imported infection detected in the capital can require local isolation and contact tracing alongside coordination by federal ministries and international partners. The distinction between city and territory matters: Abuja is the capital city, while the Federal Capital Territory is the wider administrative area around it. A response located in Abuja may therefore involve municipal care, territorial administration and federal decision-making at the same time.