have returned from the UAE. Photo: Twitter@NIDCOM
Two hundred and eighty-eight more Nigerians have
returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), taking the number of
evacuees from the Arab nation to 2,641.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) disclosed this in
a tweet via its official handle on Monday.
It explained that the evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport, Abuja at 11:00 am onboard an Air Peace
flight.
Although the agency said the evacuees had tested negative to
COVID-19, they would be undergoing a mandatory 14-day
self-isolation, in line with the guidelines issued by the Federal
Government.
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BREAKING: EVACUATION UPDATE@flyairpeace
flight with 288 Evacuees arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport,
Abuja at about 1100HRS from the United Arab Emirates, today Monday
10th of August, 2020 bringing the total number of evacuees from the
UAE to 2,641 1/2. pic.twitter.com/vFRx2dZSpo— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) August 10,
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted regular daily activities in
several countries across the world, leaving millions of people
stranded in foreign nations.
Against the backdrop of the outbreak, many countries initiated
the process of evacuating their citizens back home.
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Nigeria is not left out as the Federal Government has
facilitated the repatriation of thousands of its citizens stranded
abroad.
Among the nations where Nigerians have been brought back home
include the United States, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Sudan,
France, Ethiopia, and several others.
Monday’s evacuation from the UAE comes two days after 311
Nigerians returned from the country.
On Sunday, NIDCOM said 327 Nigerians returned from the United
Kingdom.
As at June 2020, the Federal Government said it had spent N169
million on the evacuation of Nigerians from overseas.
During a briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on
COVID-19 on April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey
Onyeama, had directed all Nigerians interested in returning to the
country to work with Nigeria’s embassies and high commissions where
they are.
“What is important to get out to all Nigerians is that their
engagement and communication should be with the embassies, high
commissions and not with any other parallel agency, department of
government or anything like that.”
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