The Federal Government says it has now made it Mandatory for all International travellers arriving Nigeria to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination.

The Director Port Services, Geoffrey Okatubo, who made the disclosure during a press briefing at the ministry of health yesterday in Abuja, said the Federal Government had in December 2022 relaxed COVID-19 rules in the country, however due to the reported surge in the cases of COVID in countries like China, Japan and the United States, port health services has heightened surveillance at points of entry. 

Also speaking at the briefing, the executive director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr Faisal Shuaib, said as of January 20, 2023, Nigeria has fully vaccinated 65,176,784 persons with the vaccine, while 77,070,988 eligible persons have taken at least one dose of the vaccine.

He said a total of 10,390,911 persons have received booster doses.