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The Federal Government has ordered the closure of three international airports in the country to curb the spread of coronavirus.
The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Musa Nuhu, disclosed this in a statement obtained by newspeakonline on Friday.
He said the three airports include Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano; Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu and the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa.
The three airports will be closed from Saturday, March 21, 2020.
However, he said the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos would still be open but no flight operations will be allowed from the 13 COVID-19 (Coronavirus) high-risk countries.
Meanwhile, the Federal Ministry of Education had earlier on Thursday ordered the immediate closure of tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools nationwide following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country and as part of measures to contain the spread.
This was confirmed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mr Sonny Echono.
According to Echono, all the 104 Unity Schools in the country would also close on or before the 26th of March, 2020 as a proactive step aimed at preventing the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus.