The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Monday 30th December 2019, announced new travel restrictions on Ministers and other government personnel, as according to the statement made available by the Minister of Information, Culture & Tourism Minister Lai Mohammed, Ministers can only travel out of the country eight times in a year.
Mr Lai Mohammed in his speech said that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that no minister should go on foreign trips more than twice in a quarter.
“Besides, no minister on a trip outside the shores of the land should go with more than four aides, who should be relevant to the trip.
Government officials below the rank of ministers are henceforth entitled to fewer aides.
Besides, estacode would no longer be calculated on an hourly basis.
Details shortly…