FG lifts COVID-19 restrictions, midnight curfew

The Federal Government said it has lifted the nationwide midnight curfew and limitations on gatherings along with other restrictions imposed to curb the spread of corona virus.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to the statement, the removal of restrictions was decided in view of the declining number of cases, reduced risk of importation of new variants as well as the availability of vaccines.
It added that the country has recorded 3,142 deaths from 255,468 cases since the start of the pandemic, according to data obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.