Travel Ban

January 27, (THEWILL) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the resumption of arrivals from Nigeria and some other African countries, effective January 29, 2022. THEWILL recalls that the UAE had in December suspended inbound passenger flights from Nigeria...

December 28, (THEWILL) - Malaysia has lifted the travel ban on the eight southern African countries that first reported the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who disclosed the development on Tuesday, said given the rapid spread...

December 17, (THEWILL) - Canada on Friday, lifted the ban on foreign travellers from Nigeria and nine other African countries. Canadian Health Minister, Jean-Yves Duclos, at a news conference on Friday, said the lifting of the travel ban would take...

December 14, (THEWILL) - The United Kingdom (UK) will remove all 11 countries from its Covid-19 travel red list from Wednesday, British Health Secretary, Sajid Javid told parliament The UK, had included Nigeria along with Angola, Botswana, Eswantini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,...

December 14, (THEWILL) - There are strong indica­tions that the UAE government may have rescinded its decision against Nigerian travellers as some of the international carri­ers which earlier rejected to board Nigerians seem to be now ready to airlift...

December 14, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government on Monday disclosed that it has initiated diplomatic steps to make the United Kingdom and other countries reverse restrictions imposed on travelers from Nigeria on account of the omicron variant. Secretary to the...

December 13, (THEWILL) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has directed all flights bound for the country to refuse service to Nigerian passengers. This is an escalation of the diplomatic crisis between her and Nigeria, and which can be traced...

December 12, (THEWILL) - Nigeria has disclosed plans to add the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Saudi Arabia and Argentina to its red list with a travel ban amid concerns of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. THEWILL reports that the development...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 09, (THEWILL) - Wielding the big stick, the Federal Government has imposed a six-month travel restriction on 100 passengers accused of flouting COVID-19 directives. The country’s Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 made the announcement via its...