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Nigerian Government To Give $100 Each To Ukraine Returnee

Each Ukraine returnee of Nigerian descent will get $100 (around N41,679) from the Federal Government on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja.

ABN TV reports that an Air Peace charter flight evacuated Nigerians fleeing Ukraine from Poland on Friday morning.

About 2,000 Nigerians have fled Ukraine, amid a Russian invasion, to neigbouring countries, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.

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The Federal Government on Wednesday said it has approved $8.5m for the evacuation of citizens.

According to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, the countries where the pickup flights would be headed include – Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.

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

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