The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has reviewed the protocol for all return travellers to Nigeria. Effective from 4th April 2022, as detailed below;
Currently, there are no restrictions on passengers travelling into Nigeria from any country.
The travel protocol for all travellers including diplomatic passport holders can be found here
Persons arriving on "Business" trip or on official duty staying less than 7 days in Nigeria MUST be fully vaccinated, produce negative COVID-19 PCR result 48 hours before boarding; and conduct a PCR test on day 2 of their arrival.
Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated “visiting” travellers to Nigeria must adhere to the self-isolation period. Please consider reviewing your travel plans to ensure that you can adhere to the self-isolation guidelines, such as extending your travel time.
For short trips, you may consider virtual meeting options while you are in self- isolation
Please take the following 3 key steps to make any correction or change to the information you have already provided on the travel portal:
a. Go to https://nitp.ncdc.gov.ng/onboarding or click Here
b. Click on “update records” to enter required personal information and then click on “check”
c. An email containing a web address (link) will be sent to your registered email address. Click on the web address (link) to make any correction or change to your record.
You are advised to begin your registration the moment you receive your COVID-19 PCR negative test result. This is to give sufficient time in the event of payment-related or any other delays.
Duplicate records mean the system has received and stored your information. This means you started an earlier transaction and could not finalise or there is a delay in receiving a response.
Please do any of the following:
Kindly use the Update Record option on the portal to change the information already provided.
Please contact [email protected] to report this. We will also escalate the issue accordingly, and have the portal updated.
In the meantime, please select a departure port close to you, to enable you complete your form.
The cost of COVID-19 PCR test varies across private laboratories. Currently, it ranges between N39,500 to N45,250 on the payment portal
All payments go directly to the private laboratories and not to the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Port Health Services or Federal Ministry of Health
The list of COVID-19 accredited private laboratories can be found here
Travel related COVID-19 testing is conducted by approved private laboratories, who provide this service for a fee. `
The resources available to the Public Health Laboratories are to support testing for the general public, and not for the travelling contingent.
Please inform your bank, providing transaction details (transaction date, amount, and transaction reference) and other necessary information. The timeframe for resolution of this complaint is dependent on the policy of your banking institution.
As a temporary measure, any passenger that is unable to get a Permit to Travel/QR code online will be allowed to board the flight if they have a valid COVID-19 negative PCR result and evidence of payment.
Please note that passengers without a Permit to Travel/QR code may face longer delays on arrival in Nigeria before exiting the airport.
Please send an email with the bank statement or payment receipt (text messages are not accepted) as proof of payment, to [email protected]
As a temporary measure, any passenger that is unable to complete payment online will be allowed to board the flight if they have a valid COVID-19 negative PCR result. The passenger will be required to pay for the repeat COVID-19 PCR test on arrival in Nigeria.
Please note that passengers without a Permit to Travel/QR code may face longer delays on arrival in Nigeria before exiting the airport.
For passengers who have selected testing laboratories in Lagos, please send an email with your details to [email protected] for resolution. For passengers who have selected testing laboratories in Abuja, please send an email with your details to [email protected] for resolution.
Please contact the laboratory you have chosen for your test during registration to explore available options and requirements for your sample to be taken at home.
Yes, you can carry out a test at your state of residence if there is an accredited private laboratory in the state on the payment portal. If there is no private laboratory in your state of final destination, the laboratory you have chosen for your test during registration will make arrangements to have your sample taken at a designated site
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. Please see list of accredited private laboratories on the NCDC COVID-19 website: https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/privatelabs/
Only unvaccinated and partially vaccinated passengers are required to conduct a pre-boarding COVID-19 PCR test. The test MUST be done within 48 hours before departure. Tests done more than 48 hours before departure are not valid and persons will not be allowed to board.
Please note that tests other than PCR tests for COVID-19 (such as rapid diagnostic IgG/IgM or antigen tests) are not acceptable.
Our goal is to ensure that the resumption of international travel in Nigeria does not lead to an influx of COVID-19 cases.
The post-arrival test is carried out to cover any risk of infection that may have occured between your pre-departure test and date of travel as well as during the flight and on arrival.
Registration and payment for this test is required before travel to Nigeria. However, in exceptional cases when payment is not possible before travel, payment for post- arrival test can be done on arrival, at the airport. This may cause delays to travelers.
For fully vaccinated travellers i.e. completed doses of either Astra Zeneca, Pfizer or Moderna vaccines; OR a single dose of Johnson and Johnson, a post-arrival test is not required.
For unvaccinated travellers i.e. no dose of the vaccine has been received or partially vaccinated travellers i.e. only one dose of either Astra Zeneca, Pfizer or Moderna vaccines has been received, the post-arrival COVID-19 PCR test should be done on the 2nd and 7th days after arrival.
You are required to contact the private laboratory you selected (and made payment to) during online registration via the Nigeria International Travel Portal, to schedule an appointment.
However, if you develop symptoms of COVID-19 while in self-isolation, please contact your state emergency helpline here or the NCDC toll-free number 6232 immediately.
The pre-boarding COVID-19 PCR test MUST be within 48 hours pre-departure. Remember to maintain strict physical distancing and respiratory hygiene standards during your layover.
Like fully vaccinated adults, children below the age of 18 years will not be required to conduct pre-arrival or post-arrival PCR tests..
The requirement for COVID-19 PCR negative test depends on the airline and travel destination. Kindly check with the airline you are travelling with and/or the embassy of the country you intend to travel to.
This depends on the country you are travelling to, as countries have different entry requirements. Kindly check with the embassy of the country you intend to travel.
Yes, unvaccinated and partially vaccinated diplomats are required to upload their negative COVID-19 PCR test results to the Nigerian International Travel Portal. Fully vaccinated diplomats are exempted from this requirement
For unvaccinated/partially vaccinated passengers, all tests must be taken at least 48 hours before travel. Please contact an accredited private laboratory in your country of departure for travel-related testing.
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