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Jide Idris
Dr. Olajide "Jide" Idris
Dr. Olajide "Jide" Idris is a Nigerian physician and public-health administrator who, as of 2026-08-22, serves as Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. His earlier public service included senior health roles in Lagos State and leadership of the state's response team during Nigeria's 2014 Ebola outbreak.
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Nigeria · Physician, Public-health administrator
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At a glance
- Idris is the third Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Before joining NCDC, he served as Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Health and as Lagos State Commissioner for Health.
- He led the Lagos State response team during Nigeria's 2014 Ebola outbreak.
- His training includes a medical qualification from the University of Lagos and a Master of Public Health from Yale University.
Leadership of NCDC
NCDC announced its leadership transition to Idris on February 19, 2024, with the formal handover scheduled for the following day. The agency identifies him as its third Director-General, and official NCDC publications continued to identify him in the role as of 2026-08-22. During his tenure, NCDC has described a 2024–2028 management blueprint built around health promotion, early warning and detection, preparedness and response, and partnerships. That blueprint is an institutional strategy and should not be attributed solely to Idris.
Lagos State public service
Idris's senior public-health career includes service as Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Health from June 1999 and as Lagos State Commissioner for Health from July 2007. The available evidence establishes those starting points but does not provide authoritative, precise end dates for both offices.
Role in the 2014 Ebola response
While serving as Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Idris led the state's response team during Nigeria's 2014 Ebola outbreak. In an account published by the Yale School of Public Health, he described coordinating with federal and international partners, while NCDC credits the Lagos response team under his leadership with contributing to rapid containment.
Medical and public-health training
Idris obtained his undergraduate medical qualification from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, and a Master of Public Health from Yale University. A Lagos State executive profile dates those qualifications to 1980 and 1985 respectively, while NCDC also reports that he undertook post-doctoral research at Columbia University.
Timeline
- A Lagos State executive profile lists Idris's MBBS from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, as obtained in 1980.
- A Lagos State executive profile lists Idris's Master of Public Health from Yale University as obtained in 1985.
- Idris was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Health.
- Idris began serving as Lagos State Commissioner for Health.
- Idris led the Lagos State response team during Nigeria's Ebola outbreak while serving as Commissioner for Health.
- NCDC announced the leadership transition from Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa to Dr. Olajide Idris, with the formal handover scheduled for the following day.
- NCDC reported that Idris appointed the scientific-committee leadership for the National Genomic Sequencing Consortium.
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Current context
- NCDC identifies Dr. Jide Idris as its Director-General. The role is supported by NCDC's live Director-General page and recent official publications but should be rechecked before publication because public appointments can change.
- A World Bank Project Information Document lists Dr. Jide Idris as Director General of NCDC, the implementing agency named for Nigeria's Health Security Program. The document corroborates his NCDC role on that date but does not by itself confirm office-holding after that date.
- NCDC's 2023–2024 biennial report describes a management blueprint for 2024–2028 organized around health promotion, early warning and detection, preparedness and response, and partnerships. This is an institutional strategy associated with the Director-General's office, not evidence that Idris individually originated every component.
Biographical facts
- Idris obtained his undergraduate medical qualification from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, earned a Master of Public Health from Yale University, and undertook post-doctoral research at Columbia University.
- During Nigeria's 2014 Ebola outbreak, Idris led the Lagos State response team while serving as Commissioner for Health and coordinated with federal and international partners.
- NCDC identifies Idris as its third Director-General.
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- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Director-General present
- Lagos State Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary 1999-06
- Lagos State Government Commissioner for Health 2007-07
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