Nigeria scraps COVID-19 tests for international travellers

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Published: Dec 12, 2022, 19:36 GMT+00:00

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria on Monday removed COVID-19 testing requirements for international travellers and it was no longer mandatory to wear masks on flights and inside airport buildings, the airlines regulator said.

Passengers queue at the departures wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Abuja

LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria on Monday removed COVID-19 testing requirements for international travellers and it was no longer mandatory to wear masks on flights and inside airport buildings, the airlines regulator said.

In a notice to airlines, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said travellers to and from Nigeria did not need to undergo COVID-19 irrespective of their vaccination status.

The authority said travellers above 60 years and those with comorbidities were encouraged to use face masks.

Nigeria has recorded 266,381 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic and 3,155 deaths.

(Reporting by MacDonald Dzirutwe)

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