COVID-19: Nigerian Government Imposes Visa Ban On Nationals Of Endemic Countries

The Federal Government of Nigeria has imposed a visa ban on the nationals of 13 endemic countries to check the spread of the coronavirus.

Naija News reported that the presidential task force on coronavirus via the twitter handle of the special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Digital/New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi., announced entry restrictions on travelers from the United States of America, United Kingdom, China and 10 others.

He said,

@NigeriaGov is temporarily suspending all visas issued to nationals from these countries. Nigerians arriving from these countries will be subjected to supervised isolation for 14 days.

here is tolu ‘s tweets below

.@NigeriaGov is also advising all Nigerians to avoid travel to these countries.

These restrictions will come into effect from Friday 20 March 2020, for 4 weeks, subject to review. #PTFCOVID19

— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) March 18, 2020

The Ban will take effect from Friday, March 20th, 2020