The Federal Government on Wednesday commenced the evacuation of 2,100 stranded Nigerians who fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries, following the conflict between the country and Russia.
Amb. Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja.
Aduda stated that the stranded Nigerians would be evacuated from Romania, Poland and Hungary, via Max Air and Air Peace flights.
He said: “Furtherance to our efforts to evacuate Nigerians from neighbouring countries surrounding Ukraine, we can confirm that chattered flights will depart on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, to pick up Nigerian evacuees home.
“So far, we have the following records of evacuees received by the Nigerian embassies at Hungary: 650 persons; Poland: 350 persons; Romania: 940 persons and Slovakia: 150 persons.
“The capacity and routes of the airlines are as follow: Max Air to Romania, 560 persons; Air Peace to Poland, 365 persons and Air Peace to Hungary 360 persons.
“The first batch of evacuees are expected to arrive Nigeria on Thursday, March 3, 2022.
“Once again, we assure Nigerians that we are working round the clock to see that our citizens are brought back home safely.”
The permanent secretary further gave the following numbers; +2349160847498, +2347010882907, as consular helplines in case of any emergencies or inquiries.
The officers of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a gang of 10 suspected…
A 33-year-old man, Ademola Akinlosotu, has disclosed how he exhumed corpses from cemeteries and sold…
Oyo State Government and Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) have signed an agreement to develop gas…
The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Police Command, have arrested 40…
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Friday, May 3, 2024, recorded 28.14 per cent increase…
The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Friday, adjourned until May 9,…
This website uses cookies.