Nigeria suspends Covid-19 protocol and tests for international passengers, officials announced at the weekend.
Covid-19
Special reports as well as news updates and resources on Covid-19, the Coronavirus pandemic that hit the world and its effects in Nigeria. The World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a pandemic in March 2020. Our focus is on how the pandemic impacted life and living in Nigeria, as well as states in its Southeast region.
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