This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in a leaked audio, where he allegedly revealed that the ban on the four nations would be announced today or tomorrow by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19.
This is coming as the Federal Government had repeatedly kicked against the ban on Nigeria by the UK, Canada and Saudi Arabia after the outbreak of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
In the leaked audio, Sirika was providing explanations on why the Federal Government reduced Emirates Airlines daily flights into Nigeria to only one weekly flight, and went ahead to stress that countries that placed Nigeria on red list would receive similar fate from Nigeria.
Noting that the country is going through a difficult time, the minister said the action has to be taken in the interest of the nation.
