Following the reopening of airports and the scheduled resumption of domestic flights on July 8, 2020, the Federal Government has reiterated the restriction imposed on aides of state governors, judges, senior military officers, and members of the National Assembly from accessing the VIP space of the country's airports.
The minister of aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, during the press conference of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, yesterday in Abuja, disclosed that the ban on aides of governors, ministers, and others from accessing VIP zone in airports as well as the decision to suspend in-flight food service was among efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on flights.
“For this domestic operation, there will be no food. No food will be given to reduce contamination level and we will allow you to come with your mask.
Like the MD of FAAN had said the other day, we see it as your private thing.
So it is you bring your mask, they don’t have to be the fancy ones.” Sirika said.
On the dates for the writing of this year's WAEC examination, The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said August 4 to September 5 has been slated for the conduct of the exams.
Speaking at the media briefing, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu said that politicians are expected to use the mass media including television, radio, social media, newspapers, posters, mobile vans and other forms of communication to canvas for political support rather than engage in the usual gathering of supporters of political parties to solicit for votes.
“Voting still remains a civic responsibility and though we are in the middle of a pandemic, we have to devise a way to conduct the elections a safe manner.
There is a challenge we have in the way we have conducted our elections starting from the pre-election, during the election, and post-election.
We strongly encourage the use of TV, radio, posters, mobile vans, social media and other forms of communication as politicians solicits for votes.
“There is a challenge we have in the way we have conducted our elections starting from the pre-election, during election and post-election.
“Unfortunately, the virus doesn’t recognize whether we are conducting elections or whether we are on business settings, it just thrives wherever people come together,” Dr. Ihekweazu said.