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The Federal Government has resolved to deny non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India or Turkey within 14 days entry into Nigeria. This decision was part of the decisions reached by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 following increasing cases of COVID-19 and fatalities in some parts of the world. The committee’s chairman, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this in a statement titled ‘Travel advisory for passengers arriving Nigeria from Brazil, India and Turkey.’ According to the statement, the travel advisory shall take effect from Tuesday while it shall be subjected to review after an initial period of four weeks. The guidelines read in part, “Non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India or Turkey within days pr...

Rwanda’s fight against coronavirus has been boasted by donation of face masks received from Turkey. The ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation, Rwanda, acknowledged receipt of the donation in a statement describing it as “a sign of friendship and solidarity between the two countries in the fight against COVID-19.” The Turkish embassy in Rwanda said Ankara offered 50,000 face masks while a private firm donated 40,000 to Kigali in show of support to the East African nation. Rwanda took delivery of the masks on Thursday. They were delivered by a flight repatriating Rwandan citizens stranded in Turkey, Turkish citizens stranded in Rwanda due to grounding of international flights would equally be airlifted to back to their country. Ambassador Guilaume Kavaruga...

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COVID-19: FG restricts Passengers from Brazil, India, Turkey

Turkey Gifts Rwanda Face Masks to Help Combat COVID-19