Africa News of Thursday, 2 July 2020

Source: bbc.com

Nigeria set date for resumption of domestic flights

An interstate road travel ban was lifted on Wednesday An interstate road travel ban was lifted on Wednesday

Nigeria has said that domestic flights will resume on July 8, 2020 but has not yet set a date for international air travel to restart.

They had been stopped as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Passengers have been urged to follow the guidelines given in airports to prevent Covid-19 infections.

The government lifted an interstate road travel ban on Wednesday.

Nigeria has recorded more than 26,000 cases of the virus.