Tag: Travel Ban
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COVID-19: UK places travel ban on 11 African countries
The United Kingdom has extended the ban on travellers entering England to 11 African countries in a bid to prevent the spread of a new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa. This was contained in a press statement titled, ‘Travel restrictions update: South Africa ban extended, Israel (and Jerusalem)’ on the UK’s government website. It…
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COVID-19: NIS will implement FG’s directive on travel ban – CG
The Controller-General (CG), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammed Babandede, has said the Service will implement Federal Government’s directive on travel ban for passengers who fail to carry out day-7 COVID-19 test. Babandede stated this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 on Tuesday in Abuja. ”It is clear to everybody that the…
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COVID-19: Why we soft-pedal on travel ban – FG
The Federal Government says it has not imposed travel ban, particularly to and from UK, over the mutated strain of COVID-19. The government said it will require the concurrence of neighbouring countries for the ban to be effective. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this when he featured on a Radio…
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FG mulls travel ban over new strain of COVID-19
Worried about the mutated strain of COVID-19 manifesting itself in the United Kingdom, the Federal Government says it may impose a travel ban to and from certain parts of the world. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a Special Forum of the News Agency of…
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Electoral fraud: Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello writes letter of protest to US over inclusion of his name in visa ban list
The Kogi State Government has said it protested the visa ban imposed on its officials by the United States over alleged election compromise because the various courts in the land validated the election that brought in Governor Yahaya Bello. The US had included Kogi government officials, including the governor Yahaha Bello among those to be…
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Road transport workers react as FG lifts interstate travel ban
The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has advised its members to comply with the guidelines on the prevention of the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the ban on interstate was lifted. Mr Osakpamwan Eriyo, Executive National President of RTEAN, who gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja, said the ban had created…
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COVID-19: Cleric advises public against violating inter-state travel ban
A cleric, Pastor Dapo Isaac, has advised the people of Kwara against violating inter-state travel ban, saying that they should obey government’s directives to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. Isaac, who is of Christ Kingdom Church, Ilorin, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday.…
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BREAKING: FG extends travel ban to two more countries
The Federal Government has added two more countries to the list of high-risk countries following the outbreak of coronavirus. The countries include Austria and Sweden. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire made the announcement at a media briefing on Friday in Abuja. “We have identified two more high risks countries – Austria and Sweden…
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BREAKING: Nigeria imposes travel ban on USA, UK, China, other countries
The Federal Government has issued a travel ban on 13 countries as a new precautionary measure adopted to curtail the spread of Coronavirus(COVID-19). This was announced by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha at a media briefing on Wednesday. According to Boss Mustapha, the affected countries are the United State of…