The health ministry has announced all intending travellers requiring COVID 19 testing and certification will pay D3,000.
“Every traveller is required to pay this fee and present receipt at sample collection sites,” the ministry said in a statement Monday evening.
The ministry then explained: “The public is informed that, the COVID 19 pandemic continues to pose challenges, considerably overwhelming our health system.
“Besides, since the reopening of airports and subsequent introduction of new protocols such as mandatory provision of negative COVID 19 viral test by travellers within three days of travel period, the cost of testing has exponentially been on increase.
“It thus becomes imperative to effect this payment scheme to help manage the cost efficiently. The fee can be a reflection of the resource cost the national reference laboratory faces for completing COVID 19 diagnostic test in a timely manner.”
Persons travelling will pay the sum at Ecobank.
