The US will no longer require international travellers to have proof of a negative Covid-19 test before entering the country. A senior administration official and a US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention official said they were dropping the requirement due to the “tremendous progress” the country had made in the fight against coronavirus. The change comes into effect on Sunday, June 12. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will re-evaluate the policy in 90 days. …
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Ahead of the planned reopening of its borders to international travelers on July 1, the European Union Commission has released a list of 54 countries that qualify for travels into Europe and Nigeria is conspicuously absent. Schengenvisainfo.com reports that citizens from Nigeria, Brazil, Qatar, the US and Russia would not be allowed to travel into Europe until such a time when the epidemiological situation in their countries with regards to COVID-19 improves. According to the report, the countries whose citizens have been granted permits …
Nine persons traveling from Lagos to Abuja have been abducted by suspected herdsmen along lsua highway in Akoko South East area of Ondo State. A family member of one of the victims, Bamidele Ojo, who confirmed this to Vanguard, said the victims were on board a Toyota Sienna space bus when they were ambushed by the suspected herdsmen. The victims were allegedly marched into the forest by their abductors after their vehicle was stopped on the highway. Bamidele said the abductors have reached …