Nigeria To Resume International Travel From August 29

Nigeria is to resume international flights in and out of the country after shutting down its airports in March to curb the spread of Covid-19.

This is according to a statement released on Monday by the Ministry of Aviation. International flights will resume August 29 from Lagos and Abuja.

Hon. Minister @hadisirika glad to announce the resumption of international flights from the 29th of August, 2020. Beginning with Lagos and Abuja as did with the domestic flight resumption. Protocols and procedures will be announced in due course. Thank you for your patience pic.twitter.com/LH7hnHTUqn

— Federal Ministry of Aviation, Nigeria (@fmaviationng) August 17, 2020

Nigeria closed its domestic and international airports on March 23, leaving room for only evacuation flights for Nigerian citizens stranded in countries like the United States.