The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria on its “red list”, adding a pre-departure COVID-19 test requirement for all in-bound travellers and arrivals from the country.
The announcement came on Saturday by Health Secretary Sajid Javid who said the tightened requirements would come into force from 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, adding that Nigeria “is second only to South Africa for cases linked to Omicron”.
“From 5 December 2021, all out-bound passengers are required to provide either valid evidence of full vaccination against Covid-19 or a negative PCR test result…
