As it tightens travel restrictions to limit the spread of the deadly Omicron variant, the United Kingdom has banned Nigerian travellers from flying into the country.
According to UK government’s travel advisory on Saturday, “From 0400 on Monday 6 December, Nigeria will be added to the red list for entering England,”
This means Nigerians who do not have UK citizenship or residence permit can no longer travel to the country until the advisory is revised.
The rule applies to even fully vaccinated persons.
“Over the recent days, we have learnt of a significant number of growing cases linked to travel with Nigeria,” UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said, as reported by the BBC on Saturday.
“There are 27 cases already in England and that’s growing and Nigeria now is second only to South Africa in terms of linked cases to Omicron.”
Nigeria first reported cases of the Omicron variant on Wednesday.
