Africa Press-Nigeria:
1. The Nigerian government has announced dates for resumption of domestic flights in the country.
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday said Abuja and Lagos airports will reopen on Wednesday, July 8, while those in Kano, Port Harcourt, Maiduguri and Owerri will resume operations three days after.
2. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has increased the pump price of petrol to N140.80/143.80 per litre from N121.50 per litre.
PPPRA announced the new retail price band to marketers in a circular dated July 1, 2020.
3. President Muhammadu Buhari has named Debo Adesina, ex-Minister of State for defense, Ademola Seriki, Dare Sunday Awaoniyi, others as nominees in a 41-man non-career and career ambassadors list.
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan read the President’s letter of request on the floor of the Senate at plenary on Wednesday.
4. Governor Babagana Zulum’s Chief of Staff, Babagana Wakil is dead.
Spokesperson to the Governor of Borno States, Isa Gusau, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday afternoon, said that Wakil died on Wednesday morning, adding that details of his death were yet undisclosed.
5. Armed men on Wednesday attacked the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Lokoja, Kogi State, disrupting a COVID-19 press briefing.
Reports said on arrival, the gunmen shot sporadically and assaulted anyone in sight.
6. Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus.
