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NCDC insists passengers must carry out COVID-19 test 96 hours before travelling to Nigeria

Travellers hoping to return to Nigeria must carry out a COVID-19 test.

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 5 days ago 

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 September 9, 2020

By

 William Ukpe 

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced passengers wishing to travel to Nigeria must conduct a COVID-19 PCR test at least 96 hours before entering Nigeria, in an update on its Nigeria International Travel Portal (NITP).

This was announced by the agency in a statement on Wednesday afternoon via its Twitter handle.

“It is mandatory for intending travellers to carry-out a COVID-19 PCR test at least 96 hours before travel to Nigeria,” the statement read in part, adding that the travellers also update the result to the NITP as soon as it is received.