The Federal Government says it is considering stopping inter-state and inter-town travels, except for essential services, among measures to stop the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a media briefing to give an update on the measures being taken by the government to tackle the pandemic. “We are considering tougher measures to stop the exportation of the disease to states that...

The closure of international airports by the Federal Government has crippled economic activities at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A correspondent of NAN, who monitored activities at the airport on Thursday, reports that the airport which was usually a beehive, was like a ghost town as very few persons were seen at the terminal. The airlines’ counters were empty, while only two shops opened. Some officials of...