The Federal government has concluded plans to place Canada, Saudi Arabia, Argentina and the United Kingdom on a red list over the outbreak and spread of Coronavirus' Omicron variant.
It would be recalled that the aforementioned countries had placed Nigeria on their red list to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 variant, Omicron.
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The Nigerian government said in addition to adding them to the red list, it will also stop airlines from those countries coming into Nigeria in retaliation.
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who revealed this on Saturday noted that if the countries placed Nigeria on a red list, they shouldn't have their airlines coming to Nigeria for commercial services.
Sirika said:
“Today, there was a meeting in which I participated from the COVID-19 Task Force. “We have given our input that it is not acceptable by us and we recommend that those countries – Canada, UK, Saudi Arabia and Argentina – be also put on the red list.
“So, like they did to us, if they don’t allow our citizens into their country; who are they coming as airlines to pick out of our country?
“So, they are not supposed to come in. I am very sure in the next three days; Monday or Tuesday, all those countries will be put on the red list of COVID-19.
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“Once they are on the red list, which means they are banned, their airlines will also be banned. I am so sorry we are going through difficult times, but it is in the interest of our country.”
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