By MOHAMMED MOMOH More by this AuthorAbuja,Nigeria has re-opened 14 airports months after recording more than 40,000 Covid-19 cases and 858 deaths. People in the country now averaging more than 500 cases a day have been crossing into and out of states without adhering to protocols. LOCAL OPERATIONSAdvertisementAviation minister Hadi Sirika said the airports are open for full domestic operations, hence ministerial approval into and out of them is not required. The other airports are located in Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri, Maiduguri, Uyo, Kaduna, Yola, Calabar, Sokoto, Birnin Kebbi, Jos and Benin. The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) had declared Friday the 10th day of Zulhijja 1441 AH and the day of Eid –el–Kabir for the year.

Source: Daily Nation July 28, 2020 09:56 UTC