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Nigeria: Govt Shifts Resumption of International Flights to September 5
This Day, 28 August 2020
The federal government Wednesday announced a shift in the resumption of international flights to September 5. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Coronavirus Daily Figure Falls Below 300 for Third Day
Premium Times, 28 August 2020
For the third day on Thursday, the number of daily coronavirus infections in Nigeria was less than 300. Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Announces Fine for Airlines Carrying Passengers Without Covid-19 Test Result
Premium Times, 24 August 2020
The Federal Government on Monday said airlines would be fined $3,500 per passenger for airlifting passengers without negative COVID-19 test results as it prepares to open… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Postpones Resumption of International Flights Till Sep 5
Daily Trust, 27 August 2020
The Federal Government has shifted the resumption date for the international flights from August 29 to September 5. Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Postpones Resumption of International Flights
Premium Times, 27 August 2020
The Nigerian government has postponed the resumption of international flights to September 5. Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Postpones Resumption of International Flights to Sept. 5
This Day, 27 August 2020
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Thursday said the resumption of international flights had now been shifted to September 5. Read more »
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Nigeria: WAEC - 20 Candidates Test Positive for Coronavirus in Bayelsa
Premium Times, 27 August 2020
Barely three days after the Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel, announced that a student writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examinations examination in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Recession Will Be Short-Lived - Finance Minister
Vanguard, 28 August 2020
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, directed licensed bureaux de change operators to sell dollars to customers at a rate not higher than N386 to the dollar. Read more »
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Nigeria: Covid-19 - Why Nigeria Postponed Resumption of International Flights - Official
Premium Times, 27 August 2020
The Nigerian government said it postponed the resumption of international flights to ensure all essential things were put in place. Read more »
Nigeria Prepares to Open Borders as Covid-19 Cases Drop
The government has postponed the resumption of international flights from August 29, 2020, to September 5, 2020. Authorities have said that airlines will be fined U.S.$3,500 per passenger, if they are transported without a negative Covid-19 test. The country is recording lower daily Covid-19 infections, however coupled with the collapse in oil prices, it is expected to plunge the Nigerian economy into a severe recession, experts have said.
InFocus
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The government's coffers have been heavily impacted after crude prices plunged in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The government has said that the country needs to ... Read more »
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The country's economy has declined due to a crash in oil prices as global fallout from Covid-19 hit output - and due to the slowdown in economic activity caused by a lockdown ... Read more »
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"Nigeria, a country that has many densely populated cities, presents a unique situation for the explosive spread of Covid-19. Factors include high population density, limited ... Read more »
