In a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, the federal government of Nigeria has announced the extension of local and international flight ban by another one month.
This was made known by the chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Wednesday, Boss Mustapha, during the daily briefing on Wednesday.
He said ;
“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.
“The Honourable minister of aviation will give you details during this briefing,” Mustapha said.