The Nigerian Government has temporarily suspended her policy on
issuance of visa on arrival, as restriction was also placed on
travellers from 13 countries.
The countries are: China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan,
France, Germany, Norway, the United States of America, the United
Kingdom, Netherlands and Switzerland.
These are countries with over 1,000 cases domestically.
This was contained in a statement from the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, a copy of which was
obtained by DAILY POST on Wednesday .
Mustapha said the restriction was part of further measures agreed by
the Presidential Task Force for the Control of COVID-19 and the measures
would take effect from Saturday 21st March 2020 and will last for four
weeks subject to review.
The SGF, who said these measures were being taken after an assessment
of the global situation, noted that all persons arriving in Nigeria who
might have visited these countries, fifteen days prior to arrival, will
be subjected to supervised self-isolation and testing for 14 days.
“The Federal Government also urged Public Health Authorities of
countries with high burden to conduct diligent departure screening of
passengers and also endorsed this travel advisories to their nationals
to postpone travels to Nigeria”, the statement added .