The Federal Government on Wednesday, approved the sum of $8.5m for the evacuation of stranded Nigerians in war-torn Ukraine, according to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada.

The money, according to Dada, was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari before jetting out to Kenya on a state visit, and has been released to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Humanitarian, Disaster Management, and Social Development.

Dada who addressed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, said three aircraft belonging to Air Peace and Max Air, would be dispatched to four countries, Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary, where the Nigerians would be picked up.

“Two flights from Air Peace and one from Max Air are expected to carry out the evacuation exercise.

“President Muhammadu Buhari had graciously approved the sum of $8.5m for the evacuation of the over 5,000 Nigerians, both registered and unregistered, who are currently stranded in Ukraine.

“All agencies are fully resourced to ensure that the aircrafts leave on Wednesday to begin the evacuation. The flights will embark on a number of shifts until the process is complete,” Dada said.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gabriel Aduda, who also confirmed that the evacuation of the stranded Nigerians would commence on Wednesday, had given a breakdown of the number of Nigerians currently taking refuge in the four countries.

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another looted fund for some folks to cashout

Hisbah21:
another looted fund for some folks to cashout

Leave them. They want to go and evacuate the entire city of Kiev

God please help me not to lose my temper now that this administration is almost coming to an end. Which one is this again shey na all the people living in Ukraine dem wan evacucte...