Coronavirus: FG to ban inter-state travel and close motor parks in the country

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to ban inter-state travel and possibly close down motor parks in the country as part of measures to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus.

Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said this at an ongoing press briefing in Abuja, on Thursday.

He said: “It is now time for enforcement.”

He made the comment in reaction to reports that the number of people who have tested positive to the deadly disease in Nigeria has hit 51.