FCTA bars unvaccinated workers, visitors

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday morning barred all unvaccinated workers and visitors from its premises.

Many of the workers and visitors were seen stranded at the gate and pleading with security personnel to allow them to gain access as early as 8am.

The Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, Ikharo Attah, who heads the surveillance team, vowed the enforcement will be sustained to ensure maximum compliance.

Civil servants in Nigeria will not be allowed into their offices unless they can prove they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 or show a negative test for the disease, the country’s presidential steering committee announced this week.

The new rules started in December last year. All tests must be taken within 72 hours and will apply to Nigeria’s foreign embassies as well as offices.

Nigeria joins a growing number of countries around the world whose governments are mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for civil servants.