A sum to the tune of $8.5m has been approved to the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Humanitarian, Disaster Management, and Social Development, towards the evacuation of over 5,000 (registered and unregistered) Nigerians stranded in Ukraine.
The approval was given by President Muhammadu Buhari. This disclosure was made by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada.
According to the Minister who addressed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, three aircraft would be dispatched to four countries.
The Minister said the countries where the pickup flights would be headed include — Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.
Specifically, two flights from Air Peace and one from Max Air are expected to carry out the evacuation exercise.
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