The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, announced the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja at a world press conference in Abuja on Monday.
According to the Federal Government, the airport would be shut down from 12:00 am on March 8, and would be closed for six weeks.
Alternatively, the Kaduna Airport will serve in its stead during the closure as assured by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
The Minister of State in charge of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, also said observations made by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, who was in the Kaduna Airport on Friday, had been “taken care of”.
The Inspector-General Of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has also assured airlines and passengers flying in and out of the Kaduna Airport of maximum security.
Meanwhile the government has set up a website: www.abujaairportclosure.info, through which information would be shared with Nigerians.
