The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has faulted the decision by the United Kingdom to place Nigeria on its red list over the new variant of COVID-19 named Omicron.
Mohammed who spoke at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday said the decision is unjust, unfair, punitive, indefensible, and discriminatory, adding that it is also not driven by science.
This is as he expressed the belief that the Presidential Steering Committee will respond to the decision by the UK.
He said, “As you are aware, Britain has put Nigeria on its red list and banned…
