Nigeria slams UK's 'discriminatory' travel ban over omicron

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Nigerian official criticizes British travel ban as "punitive, indefensible and discriminatory" U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Saturday added Nigeria to its travel "red list" Javid said there was a "significant number" of omicron cases linked to travel with Nigeria.

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Nigeria slams UK's 'discriminatory' travel ban over omicron

A Nigerian official on Monday criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new omicron coronavirus variant as “punitive, indefensible and discriminatory.” U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Saturday added Nigeria to the U.K.’s travel “red list,” which means that arrivals from there will be banned except for U.K. and Irish residents. The British travel ban is “not driven by science”…

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Omicron: Why is Nigeria on the travel red list?

The UK has placed travel restrictions on arrivals from Nigeria and several other African countries - are they fair?

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Nigeria slams U.K.'s 'discriminatory' travel ban over Omicron

A Nigerian official on Monday criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new Omicron coronavirus variant as 'punitive, indefensible and discriminatory.'

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Nigeria slams UK's 'discriminatory' travel ban over omicron

A Nigerian official has criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new omicron variant as “punitive, indefensible and discriminatory.”

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Nigeria slams UK's 'discriminatory' travel ban over omicron

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian official on Monday criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new omicron coronavirus variant as “punitive, indefensible and discriminatory.”

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