The federal government has adopted the presentation of the International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP), otherwise known as Yellow card as a condition for passengers on regional and international flights to leave or visit Nigeria.
The directive, issued by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) was communicated to airlines operating international flights was signed by General Manager in charge of Aeromedical Standards, Wilfred Haggai on behalf of the NCCA Director General, Captain Musa Nuhu noted that the new directive supersedes an earlier one issued on compulsory possession of Yellow Card passengers.
According to NCAA, “This policy shift followed a letter received from the Federal Ministry of Health dated 11th March, 2020 reviewing the implementation of the operationalisation of Nigeria Points of Entry policy on the prevention and control of cross border transmission of Yellow fever.”
It stated that “The review of the policy arose from the competing priority of the ongoing entry screening of our Points of Entry by the Port Health Services for COVID-19. Hence, entry screening of passengers due to the COVID-19 outbreak will be prioritized by the Port Health Services ″until the outbreak has been effectively contained’’.
