Nigeria, May 23 -- The Federal Capital Territory Administration has released the following statement, approving an extra day for markets to open in the territory.

The statement says the FCT minister Muhammad Bello has approved that markets in Abuja open for three days from Monday.

Read the statement below:

FCT MARKETS NOW TO OPERATE FOR THREE DAYS IN A WEEK

1. The FCT Minister Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, on Thursday May 21, 2020, chaired a joint meeting of the FCT COVID-19 Emergency Response Team and the FCT Security Committee, as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the coronavirus in the FCT.

2. The Meeting deliberated on the second phase of the ease of lockdown guidelines issued by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 genera...