The Federal Government, last week, suspended evacuation of Nigerians stranded abroad until new protocols on testing for COVID-19 are put in place. This was announced in Abuja by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. Onyeama said, “The issue of quarantining in hotels would no longer be feasible. The evacuation was suspended to give room for new measures that would require citizens returning from overseas to get tested and self-isolate at home rather than in designated hotels.” Explaining further, Onyeama said Nigerians awaiting evacuation shall first of all undergo a test from the countries they were coming from; at least five days before travelling and not later than nine days earlier, noting that, “That will be a pre-condition for boarding flights to Nigeria. And if they test positive, they will not be able to board the flights.” On arrival in Nigeria, samples would be collected from