Boss Mustapha, Chairman PTF
Details of the passports were published by the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 on Saturday.
“Based on Presidential authority, travel restrictions are placed on the following passports due to non-compliance to the mandatory Day 7 post-arrival COVID-19 test,” the communique read.
It said the restrictions started from January 1, 2021, and would last till June 30, 2021.
According to the notice, the defaulting passengers had been informed about the development and will be prevented from traveling out of the country during this period.
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, had earlier in the week said the affected travellers would be published before the end of the week.
Nigeria has recorded over 85,000 COVID infections including more than 1,200 associated fatalities, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
