The Federal Government says the nationwide curfew in place in the country to restrict movement amid the coronavirus pandemic is now from 12 am to 4 am .
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID – 19 , Dr Sani Aliyu , made this known during a briefing at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport , Abuja , on Thursday .
Aliyu said , “I will first of all start with general movement . We are modifying the curfew to commence from 12 midnight to 4 am nationwide , effective from 12 : 00 tonight.
“This does not apply to people on essential services and international travellers that might be returning from abroad .”
The PTF , following the lifting of the lockdown occasioned by the pandemic , had on May 4 , 2020, imposed a nationwide curfew from 6 pm to 8 am . It later reviewed the timing to between 10 pm and 4am on June 1 , 2020.
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