Nigeria set to bar flights from countries that block Nigeria

Nigeria has said that countries that restricts Nigerian flights will also be denied entry.

Nigerian flight was blocked by some countries due to coronavirus restrictions.

According to Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika said on Thursday that they will reciprocate their actions as well.

“The principle of reciprocity will be applied,” Sirika said.

“If you ban us from coming to your country, the same will apply the other way.”

A spokesman for the office of the minister said Sirika was referring to landing rights for aircraft, and not the nationals of the countries.

The director general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority also said that authorities were still compiling the list of those who barred Nigeria which included the European Union.

Since late March, flight operations were stopped from operating as a result of the pandemic.

However, the country has announced their plans to resume international flights on Aug. 29.

The resumption will begin with four flights daily coming in to both Lagos and Abuja, but Sirika said that initially the number of passengers would be limited to 1,280 a day.

Nigeria has 50,488 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and has recorded 985 deaths.