Coronavirus

Breaking: FG Extends Flight Ban by 4 Weeks

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The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has announceed that the ban on all flights will be extended for an additional four weeks.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, at the briefing of the task force, today, said after due consultation, the federal government decided to extend the flight ban by four weeks.

“​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 had approved the ban on flights to check the spread of coronavirus.

Details later…..

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