FG shuts Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kano airports over coronavirus
In a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, the federal
government has ordered the closure of three international airports in the
country.
Director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
(NCAA),Musa Nuhu confirmed this in a statement released on Thursday March 19.
The affected airports are Mallam Aminu Kano International
Airport, Kano; Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu; and the Port Harcourt
International Airport, Omagwa and their closure will take effect from Saturday
March 21.
Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja and the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, Lagos will be allowed to operate but flights
from the 13 COVID-19 (Coronavirus) high-risk countries will not be allowed in.
This is coming after the federal government ordered the
closure of all tertiary institutions and unity schools across the country.
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