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Updated: May 06, 2020

Coronavirus: FG Extends Ban On Local, International Flights

By Olusegun Akinleye
May 06, 2020
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The federal government has announced the extension of the ban imposed on local and international flights by four weeks.

This was disclosed by on Wednesday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, during the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19.

“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.