145 EVACUEES FROM SUDAN ARRIVE NIGERIA
About 145 stranded Nigerians in Sudan have arrived the country today, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said.
Onyeama said the evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, and would immediately commence their 14-day isolation in line with protocols from the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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Onyeama tweeted; "Air Sudan conveying 145 Nigerians departed Khartoum, Sudan at 9.00 am and arrives Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 12.45 pm today, Friday, 26, June 2020.
In addition, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) confirmed the departure of about 18 Nigerians from Paris early this morning.
It said the evacuees are headed to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and would be subsequently subjected to all necessary NCDC protocols.
NIDCOM tweeted; "About 18 stranded Nigeria s in European countries just departed Charles de Gaulle Airport Lagos in a repatriation exercise coordinated by the Nigerian Mission in France monitored by NIDCOM."
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