The House of Representatives, has announced a ban on all forms of open worships across the country as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The lawmakers announced the ban after a two-hour debate on Wednesday, pointing out that the measure was based on cues from Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Vatican that have banned open worship.
The lawmakers noted that Nigeria should act and suspend such large gatherings.
In addition to the ban on open worships, the lawmakers also banned all visitors from the National Assembly till further notice.
Moving the motion of urgent public importance, Rep. Zakari Isa Chawai noted that though government has placed some flight restrictions into the country, there was the need to restrict public gatherings.
He commended the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for shutting down its orientation camps across the country, pointing out that there was the need to take more proactive measure and quarantine travellers to the country.
