The Federal Government has announced travel entry restrictions from several countries to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The affected countries include China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
At a media briefing on Wednesday March 18th, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, revealed that the restrictions will come into effect from Friday 20 March 2020 for 4 weeks, subject to review. He also stated that visas issued to nationals from these countries will be temporarily suspended.
Furthermore, Nigerians arriving from these countries will be subjected to supervised isolation for 14 days. Mustapha advised all Nigerians to avoid travel to these countries.
