COVID-19: FG Shuts Abuja, Lagos Int. Airports

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

All international airports in the country are to be closed to traffic from next Monday, the Federal Government announced as it brought the Lagos and Abuja airports into the list of other airports to be shut on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier the government had shut the Port-Harcourt, Kano and Enugu airports.

In a statement signed by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Musa Nuhu, he said the closure would last through April 23, noting that emergency and essential flights could be operated from any of the airports within the period.

He disclosed that domestic flight operations would continue in all airports of the country.

He said, “Further to our earlier letter on the restriction of international flights into Nigeria, we wish to inform you that effective Monday, 23rd March at 2300Z to 23rd April at 2300Z, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (DNMM) and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja (DNAA) will be closed to all international flights.

“This is in addition to the closure of Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano (DNKN); Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu (DNEN); and Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (DNPO) effective Saturday, 21 March at 2300Z.

“Henceforth, all airports in Nigeria are closed to all incoming international flights with the exception of emergency and essential flights.

“Domestic flights will continue normal operations at all airports.”

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