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Nigeria’s airport in the capital, Abuja, has reopened six weeks after it was closed for urgent repairs.<\/p>\n

Henrietta Yakubu, a spokesman for the aviation authority, said repair works were completed 24 hours ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n

An Ethiopian Airlines flight was the first to land on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Flights had been diverted to Kaduna, 160 km (100 miles) from the capital, and some international carriers refused to operate the new route.<\/p>\n

\"Officials
Officials inspect Abuja runway before repairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Those airlines are now taking bookings for flights later this week.<\/p>\n

The runway at Nnamdi Azikiwe airport was supposed to be upgraded in 2002 – it was built in 1982 and was only meant to have a 20-year lifespan.<\/p>\n

There have been celebrations that the repair project was completed ahead of time but the fact the capital was without a functioning airport for more than a month highlights the state of Nigeria’s crumbling infrastructure, the BBC’s Martin Patience says.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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