The Federal Government has announced the resumption of domestic flights in the country. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the Abuja and Lagos airports will resume domestic operations for domestic flights on July 8, while the Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri, and Maiduguri airports would resume on the 11th. Other airports are also expected to resume operations on the 15th.

Sirika, however, noted that a date for the international airports will be announced in due course. The Nigerian airspace has been closed since March this year following the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria. What do you think about the resumption of domestic flights?

NCDC confirms 790 new cases of coronavirus

790 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Delta-166
Lagos-120
Enugu-66
FCT-65
Edo-60
Ogun-43
Kano-41
Kaduna-39
Ondo-33
Rivers-32
Bayelsa-29
Katsina-21
Imo-20
Kwara-18
Oyo-11
Abia-10
Benue-6
Gombe-4
Yobe-2
Bauchi-2
Kebbi-2

26,484 confirmed
10,152 discharged
603 deaths pic.twitter.com/9fxpoeBZDP

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 1, 2020

Court orders seizure of 46 houses and land linked to ex-NSITF boss

An Abuja high court has granted the interim forfeiture of houses and lands linked to former Chairperson of the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Mrs. Ngozi Juliet Olejeme.

Olejeme was accused of using funds she received as kickbacks from contractors through third parties between 2009 and 2015, to buy properties including one she allegedly acquired for N1.3  billion in Abuja in 2012. The 46 properties listed in documents filed by the EFCC in court, are said to be located in Abuja, Bayelsa and Delta states.

Number of poor people might triple due to coronavirus – Buhari

President Buhari has expressed fear of the Coronavirus pandemic making people poorer. Speaking in a recorded video message to a virtual high-level UN meeting on trends, options and strategies in poverty eradication across the world, President Buhari apprised the UN meeting on steps to revive the nation’s economy in the wake of the pandemic and also warned that COVID-19 pandemic risks reversing decades of progress achieved in the efforts to eradicate poverty globally.

Victor Moses extends contract with Inter Milan

Italian football club, Inter Milan have reportedly extended the loan contract of Nigerian winger Victor Moses until the end of the 2019-2020 Serie A season.

According to top sources, Victor Moses and on-loan Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez will remain at the Nerazzurri until the end of the season, while Inter Milan continue negotiations with Chelsea and Manchester United over permanently signing both players.