COVID-19: Incoming travellers to provide vaccination evidence

• Published date: 24 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Federal Government yesterday announced that international travellers to Nigeria would now be required to show evidence of Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination.

It explained that the new directive followed a recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases in China, Japan, the United States (U.S.) and other countries.

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 on December 12, 2022, relaxed safety measures.

The Director of Port Health Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Geofferry Okatubo, made this known while giving updates on COVID-19 and other health concerns in the country in Abuja.

He said: 'As you are all aware that the Presidential Steering Committee announced the relaxation of the COVID-19 safety measures in Nigeria some few weeks ago. However, following the reported upsurge in COVID-19 in China, Japan, the U.S., and other countries, Port Health Services has continued to heighten surveillance at the point of entry and has resumed checks...