The Federal Government will from tomorrow, relax coronavirus restrictions on places of worship, the chairman of the presidential task force for COVID-19 said.
Nigeria, where Christianity and Islam are widely practised, has recorded 10,162 confirmed cases and 287 deaths.
Reuters report said Boss Mustapha, the Nigeria’s most senior civil servant, saying a lockdown in the northern city of Kano would be eased, one of a number of changes over four weeks from Tuesday.
“Nigeria has not reached the peak of confirmed cases,” Mustapha said.
Another official said the aviation industry had been asked to prepare for the possible resumption of domestic flights from June 21. He added that a national curfew would be shortened to 10 p.m.-4 a.m. from Tuesday, from the current 8 p.m.-6 a.m. order.
Nigeria’s financial sector will also be able to resume normal working hours, said Sani Aliyu, the national coordinator of the task force.
Other curbs remain in place, such as a ban on interstate travel, with a few exceptions, such as for essential workers. And face masks must still be worn in public.
