07/09/2020
Nigeria Entry Instruction.
PRESIDENTIAL TASKFORCE ON COVID19 REVISED QUARANTINE PROTOCOL
Pre-departure from country of exit
A. All intending travelers to Nigeria must have tested NEGATIVE for COVID-19 by PCR in the country of departure pre-boarding The PCR test MUST be within 96 hours before departure and preferably within 72 hours pre-boarding. For certain countries, COVID-19 PCR tests will only be acceptable from specified laboratories.
B . Tests done more than 96 hours before departure are not valid and persons will not be allowed to board; but for the 72 hours minimum, this is advisory and will not preclude boarding.
C All intending passengers are required to register via a Nigerian International Travel Portal online https://nitp.ncdc.gov.ng/onboarding/homepage . On this portal three transactions should be completed:
Health Declaration and Self Reporting
Passengers will fill the online Health Declaration/Self-Reporting Form colocated on the same national International Travel Portal and submit online. They should ensure that the information/contact details provided on the form are correct, verifiable and that they can be reached on the phone number and address provided. Passengers must inform Port Health officials on arrival of any change in their health circumstances since completion of the Health Declaration/Self-Reporting Form. o Report of Negative COVID-19 test conducted in the country of departure:
▪ i. Passengers whose destination is Lagos will pay to the Lagos State Laboratory consortium portal. o On completion of these three, an Access Report containing a QR Code will be sent to the email address provided by the Passenger. Print out or download an electronic copy of this Access Report for presentation
Before boarding. If this is not provided passengers may not be allowed to board a flight to Nigeria
ii,. At the time of boarding, all travelers will undergo thermal screening for fever and questioned for symptoms of COVID-19. Passengers with COVID-19 related signs and symptoms will not be allowed to board the flight.
iii, Airlines must only board passengers with test results showing that the tests were done within the stipulated 96 hours window before boarding; Airlines that board passengers without a Negative COVID-19 PCR tests or test results of more than 7 days prior to boarding will be sanctioned
Non- Nigerians may be refused entry and returned to the point of embarkation at cost to the Airlines.
Nigerians will be allowed entry but subjected to 14 days of mandatory quarantine at a facility approved by Government and at cost to the passenger(s)
Airlines will be fined USD 3,500 per passenger for failure to comply with the pre-boarding requirements.
On Arrival in Nigeria
All passengers/persons arriving in Nigeria will be: 1. Required, on arrival at the airport, to go through the routine Port Health
screening and present electronic or print-out Access Report sent to their emails for verification and approval by the Port Health Officials
There will be further temperature screening by the Port Health Officials and travelers with temperature of over 38oC will be required to proceed to secondary screening. At the secondary screening area travelers will be further checked for COVID-19 related symptoms and/or other relevant health conditions. Port Health Services Officials may require travelers to proceed to a compulsory quarantine facility if they suspect the need for direct care. o Travellers reporting or developing symptoms of COVID-19 on arrival, or during screening will not be allowed to self-quarantine and will be placed in institutional quarantine.
Other passengers will proceed to further immigration clearance. On arrival at destination in Nigeria, passengers will proceed on a 7-day self isolation/quarantine, during which time they are to avoid physical interaction with friends, family, colleagues, and other members of the public (i.e. must observe strict physical and social distancing)
Passengers are strongly advised to stay in the residential address provided in order to facilitate public health support in Nigeria.
Passengers must present themselves at the sample collection centers on the 7th day of arrival; samples will be taken, and a COVID-19 PCR test done; a reminder text message may be sent to the passenger by the private laboratory provider a day before the appointment.
Passengers who fail to submit themselves at the sample collection centers on day 7 of arrival will be reminded by sms and their details forwarded to the State Public Health Department teams and NCDC for active follow up.
Private laboratories will be required to forward details of passengers who decline repeat PCR test by day 14 of arrival for sanctioning. These passengers may be sanctioned with suspension of their passports or inclusion on a travel no-fly list for 6 months and denied foreign travel for this period.
Test results will be ready within 24 to 48 hours and the State Public Health Department teams & Nigeria Center for Disease Control will be informed accordingly
Persons who test POSITIVE for COVID-19 will be managed based on National Guidelines for COVID-19 treatment. Persons who test NEGATIVE for COVID -19 after 7 days will end self isolation on the 8th day.
Passengers will be monitored by Public Health Officers during the period of self – isolation/quarantine. For this reason, passengers will be required to provide a functioning telephone number on their online registration forms. Persons who develop symptoms of COVID-19 during the isolation period will immediately be tested for COVID-19. If POSITIVE, they will be managed based on National Guidelines for COVID-19 treatment
Exit from Self-Isolation
1. Persons who have tested NEGATIVE for COVID-19 after 7 days of self isolation/quarantine will be allowed to exit self-isolation on day 8
This protocol will come into effect from Saturday 5th September 2020.
This is the official Federal Government of Nigeria website for COVID-19 Testing for Travellers departing or arriving Nigeria.
