The Federal Government has said that all international
travellers arriving Nigeria are now required to provide evidence of vaccination
at the points of entry.
This is following the reported upsurge in COVID-19 in China,
Japan, the United States of America and other countries.
The FG also said unvaccinated passengers arriving from other
countries may have to be vaccinated at the airport.
The Director of Port Health Services, Dr Geoffrey Okatubo
disclosed this at the ministerial briefing held in Abuja.
The government had in December relaxed the COVID-19 rules in
the country.
It said all pre-departure and post-arrival PCR test
requirements for all persons who are not fully vaccinated have been suspended
and passengers will no longer be required to upload evidence of vaccination on
the Nigeria International Travel Portal.
China’s decision to relax its strict COVID-19 rules to curb
the virus has forced many countries to impose restrictions on travellers from
China amid fears of an increase in COVID-19.
Speaking on Monday, Dr Okatubo 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 our points of
entry. The port health services have resumed checks of passengers’ vaccination
status, and we provide traffic data on inbound passengers from all over the
world.
“All international travellers arriving in Nigeria are now to
provide evidence of vaccination at the point of entry and it was agreed that
unvaccinated passengers arriving from other countries may have to be vaccinated
at the airport.
“The Minister of Health recently approved that Port Health
Services should meet with other stakeholders such as the NCDC, the Ministry of
Aviation, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, and relevant unions over the
use of rapid diagnostic test kits for testing any suspected ill passenger at
our points of entry.
“Port Health Services officers are still positioned at the seaport and offshore platforms to screen all crew and passengers coming into the country.”
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