The Federal Government has set December 1 deadline for civil servants to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) said, COVID-19 vaccination proofs will now be compulsory for civil servants to gain access to their offices.
Mustapha announced this at a briefing on Wednesday in Abuja.
He said: “With effect from 1st December 2021, Federal Government employees shall be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result done within 72 hours to gain access to their offices in all locations within Nigeria and our Missions.“
An appropriate service-wide advisory/circular will be issued to guide the process,” he added.