The ban imposed on both local and international flights by the Federal Government has been extended by another four weeks.
This was disclosed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, during the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Wednesday.
He stated that the President, Muhammadu Buhari approved the extension of the ban on flight after proper consideration of the situation of COVID-19 around the globe.
“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,” Mustapha said.
“The Honourable minister of aviation will give you details during this briefing.”
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