Federal Government Announces Formal Closure Of Abuja Airport

    Federal Government has formally announced the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

  According to the government, the airport would be shut down from 12:00 am on March 8, and would be closed for six weeks.
  The announcement was made by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, at a world press conference in Abuja today.
  The Minister of State in charge of Aviation, Hadi Sirika,  said observations made by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, who was in the Kaduna Airport on Friday, had been “taken care of”.
  He further announced that some foreign airlines had agreed to divert their flights to the Kaduna Airport during the period, contrary to earlier concerns that were expressed by international flights about the safety of Kaduna.
  Sirika added that the government has set up a website: www.abujaairportclosure.info, through which information would be shared with Nigerians.