The Federal
Government of Nigeria has extended the ban on local and international flights
by four weeks.
This was revealed by
Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, during the
daily briefing on Wednesday.
“Tomorrow marks the
last day for the enforcement of the closure of Nigeria’s airspace to flights.
We have assessed the situation in the aviation industry and have come to the
conclusion that given the facts available to us and based on the advice of
experts, the ban on all flights will be extended for an additional four weeks,”
he said.
“The Honourable
Minister of Aviation will give you details during this briefing.”
President Muhammadu
Buhari relaxed a five-week lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states from this
Monday.
Nigeria currently
had 2,950 confirmed cases of Coronavirus.
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