COVID-19: Foreigners Without PCR Test Result Will Not Be Allowed Into Nigeria – PSC

• …passengers who fail to comply with the newly revised protocol will be denied entry into the country

The federal government has declared that any foreign traveller who fails to present a valid Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test result on arrival into the country will be deported.

The Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, made this known in a statement titled; “Revised Provisional Quarantine Protocol for Travellers Arriving Nigeria”.

Mustapha, who doubles as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said passengers arriving into Nigeria must present only a valid PCR test to gain access into the country.

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He said passengers who fail to comply with the newly revised protocol will be denied entry into the country.

“A passenger arriving in Nigeria without a valid PCR result (either no PCR result or a forged COVID-19 PCR result or a non-PCR COVID-19 test e.g., an antigen or antibody test) will be subjected to the following measures:

“If holding foreign passport and being non-resident in Nigeria, the passenger will be denied entry into the country and arrangements made for immediate deportation at cost to the carrier airline,” he said.

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Mustapha said passengers who are Nigerians or holders of permanent resident permits will be allowed entry into the country without a PCR test.

He, however, said such passengers must follow the procedure required afterwards.

• …passengers who fail to comply with the newly revised protocol will be denied entry into the country

The federal government has declared that any foreign traveller who fail to present a valid Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test result on arrival into the country will be deported.

The Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, made this known in a statement titled; “Revised Provisional Quarantine Protocol for Travellers Arriving Nigeria”.

Mustapha, who doubles as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said passengers arriving into Nigeria must present only a valid PCR test to gain access into the country.

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He said passengers who fail to comply with the newly revised protocol will be denied entry into the country.

“A passenger arriving in Nigeria without a valid PCR result (either no PCR result or a forged COVID-19 PCR result or a non-PCR COVID-19 test e.g., an antigen or antibody test) will be subjected to the following measures:

“If holding foreign passport and being non-resident in Nigeria, the passenger will be denied entry into the country and arrangements made for immediate deportation at cost to the carrier airline,” he said.

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Mustapha said passengers who are Nigerians or holders of permanent resident permits will be allowed entry into the country without a PCR test.

He, however, said such passengers must follow the procedure required afterwards.