Coronavirus: Nigeria bans government officials from travelling abroad
The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned all government officials from embarking on foreign trips as the world continues to battle the COVID-19 disease.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, made the declaration on Tuesday after the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Task Force Team on the COVID-19.
He also urged Nigerians coming in from outside the country to self-isolate themselves for 14 days to ensure they do not pose a threat to their immediate environment.
Even long before the government’s precautionary measures started, which include cancelling of National Sports Festival scheduled to hold in Edo State and current orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) holding across the country, The DEFENDER’s survey showed there had been no Nigeria desirous of traveling overseas for any reason including medical checkups, holidaying and so on.
Nigeria is one of the over 20 countries where cases of Coronavirus has been recorded which is adjudged the best in effort combating the dangerous disease.
