FG reciprocates, bans EU flights from entering Nigeria
The federal government says it would also be banning flights from European nations just as it has banned flights from Nigeria into their country. As part of measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus in its region, the European Union in June this year released a statement listing some countries that are banned from flying into any of the countries in the region, and Nigeria was included. At the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 on Thursday, August 20, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced that the Federal government will be reciprocating the EU's decision. Airlines from the European Union will not be allowed to fly into Nigeria once international flights resume operations in Nigeria on Saturday, August 29. The minister, who was represented by the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Musa Nuhu argued that the decision was taken in the interest of Nigerians. “On the list of countries (that...

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