Canada lifts travel Ban on Nigeria

Canada has lifted the travel ban it imposed on Nigeria and 9 other African countries following Omicron variant.

Canadian Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, reportedly announced the decision at a media briefing on Friday.

This was coming about three weeks after the Canadian government banned 10 African countries — including Nigeria — following the detection of Omicron cases in the country.
The decision to lift the ban will take effect from Saturday December 18.

Part of the statement read as follows: “While we recognise the controversial nature of such a prohibition, we believe it was a necessary measure to slow the arrival of Omicron in Canada and buy us some time.

“Given the current situation, this measure has served its purpose and is no longer needed.”