The Federal Government, on Tuesday, denied report in a section of the media that 26 Americans arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Monday, but were not screened for Coronavirus.
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, urged the media to weigh their publications to avoid disseminating misleading and fake news about the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to Mohammed, the port health authority and the immigration screened the 26 ere, adding that the crew did not even disembark from the aircraft.
He said: “I am aware about the history of the 26 passengers and I have placed a call to the head of Port health services who denied the report.
“We have problem with the crude oil production in the Bonga field, so they made an application for the expatriates to come into the country.
“They need to come and carry out some emergency works on the Bonga field and they arrived yesterday.
“They met with the Port Health Authority and immigration that screened them and we have the records to show that they were
“We have problem with the crude oil production in the Bonga field, so they made an application for the expatriates to come into the country
“They need to come and carry out some emergency works on the Bonga field and they arrived yesterday.
“They met with the Port Health Authority and immigration that screened them and we have the records to show that they were screened.”