The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on Covid-19, has lifted a nationwide midnight curfew, limitations on gatherings as well as other measures taken to curb the spread of coronavirus.
This development is following the reduced risk of new variants, the availability of vaccines and the increasing number of people vaccinated in Nigeria and globally. “The removal of restrictions was decided given the declining number of cases, reduced risk of importation of new variants as well as the availability of vaccines,” a statement issued by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 said.
“The nationwide curfew imposed from midnight to 04:00 am has been lifted,” it read, and an “advisory limiting Nigerians to essential travels only, has been lifted.”
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According to data obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, the country recorded a low mortality rate from 255,468 cases since the start of the pandemic.
The Nigerian government said private companies should continue implementing measures to limit the spread of the virus at work.
Civil servants can now return to their offices, where they are recommended to show proof of vaccination or a “PCR test of not more than 48hrs”.