Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, has said that incoming passengers would have to pay for COVID-19 tests before arriving Nigeria from August 29.
The tests must be done 48-72 hours before their arrival. Nuhu stated this in an interview yesterday in Lagos.
According to him, the country is still expectant that a vaccine for coronavirus would be produced but till then, the country would adhere strictly to all COVID-19 protocols for incoming international passengers.
“For the arrival, there won’t be many hassles but for the departure, you would be required to run COVID-19 tests 48 to 72 hours before you arrive.
Then seven or eight days after you arrive Nigeria, you would be required to take another test. The cost of the tests would be borne by the passenger,” Nuhu said.
Many countries have set up strict COVID-19 policies for passengers flying in, but countries like Britain which has one of the highest influxes of passengers into Nigeria have lax protocols.
It is not mandatory for passengers flying to UK to carry out COVID-19 tests on arrival. Also, there is no nationwide airport screening/measures for passenger arrivals and there never has been.
There is also no working contact tracing for passenger arrivals.
For Nigeria however, the NCAA said all passengers coming into the country irrespective of where they are coming from must take COVID-19 tests before and after arrival.
It will be recalled that Minister of Aviation, Captain Hadi Sirika, had announced that international flights would resume on Saturday, August 29.
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