Nigeria to Take ‘Diplomatic Steps’ to Resolve Travel Ban by Canada, Others

The Nigerian government has said it is making efforts to “diplomatically” address the travel restrictions placed on the country by Canada, the U.K., Saudi Arabia, and Argentina due to the emergence of the Omicron variant. “Nigeria has initiated diplomatic steps to make these countries reverse their course. This is ongoing in the interest of all parties concerned and we expect that positive results would emerge within the next one week,” said Boss Mustapha, chairman of Nigeria’s Presidential Steering Committee. Recently, Nigeria’s aviation minister recommended that Canada, as well as the other countries that enforced a flight ban on the country, should be placed on Nigeria’s COVID-19 “red list.”

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