Airlines reject ‘Covid-19 Negative’ results from passengers leaving Nigeria, NCDC fumes

Air travelers leaving the shores of Nigeria have petitioned the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) over arbitrary and ill-treatment by some airlines against passengers leaving the country.

According to the body, the passengers had raised alarm over their arbitrary rejection and disqualification to abode the airlines leaving the country.

“We have received complaints from passengers departing Nigeria, that airlines are rejecting Covid-19 negative results from some accredited private labs. This should not be the case. This has been escalated to PTF on Covid-19”, the body stated.

The agency while cautioning the airlines to desist forth from such repulsive acts, further published the list of its accredited Covid-19 laboratories as follows;

S/NLABORATORIESLOCATIONSTATE
1SYNLABIlupeju 
254geneLagos Island
3Medbury Medical ServicesIkeja
4Biologix Medical ServicesMainland
5O2 Medical ServicesGbagada
6Clina-Lancet LaboratoriesVictoria Island
7Clinix HealthcareOgbu
8Afriglobal MedicareIkeja
9Reddington Zaine LabortatoryVictoria Island
10VCare Diagnostics LimitedVictoria Island
11FCT- 54 Gene FCT
12Medicaid Radiodiagnostics & Clinics T.O.S. Benson Crescent
13eHA Clinicsoff Life Camp roundabout (Jabi)
14Everight Diagnostic LaboratoryOwerriImo
15Lily Clinic Hospital LaboratoryBenin-CityEdo
16Edo Specialist Hospital, Benin

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Hon. CARL UMEGBORO is a legal practitioner (Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and human rights activist. As an advocate of conflict resolution through ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution), he has acquired intensive training and has been inducted into The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom) as an Associate. He is a prolific writer, social policy and public affairs analyst. Prior to his call to Bar as a lawyer, he has been a veteran journalist and columnist in all national newspapers, and has over 250 published articles in various newspapers to his credit. Barrister Umegboro, a counsel at Mike Ozekhome (SAN) Chambers is also a regular guest-analyst at many TV and radio programme on crucial national issues. He can be reached through: (+234) 08023184542, (+234) 08173184542 OR Email: umegborocarl@gmail.com

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