Nigeria, April 26 -- The Nigerian government has announced that Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State will reopen for flight operations on Monday.

The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Obiageli Orah, announced this in a statement on Saturday.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the authorities of FAAN temporarily shut down the airport on 19 April to enable urgent repairs on a damaged part of the runway.

FAAN said the emergency repairs would be conducted on the portion of the runway from 22 April to 6 May and normal operations will be halted within the period.

Some individuals and Igbo groups, particularly from the South-east, criticised the shutdown.

The...