Tag: Stranded Nigerians

87 stranded Nigerians return home from Sudan

Ishaku Yohanna

At least 87 Nigerians stranded in Sudan amid the coronavirus pandemic have returned home, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said. Announcing via Twitter on Saturday, NIDCOM said the evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 09:15 am via Air Sudan. The returnees, who tested negative for Covid-19 before departure, are expected to self-isolate for 14 days according to the protocol of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. They are also expected to take another Covid-19 test before rejoining society.

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UK denies Air Peace landing permit for evacuation of stranded Nigerians

Ishaku Yohanna

The British Government has refused to grant Diplomatic Landing Clearance to Air Peace Limited for the purpose of evacuating Nigerians, who are stranded in the United Kingdom. This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ferdinand Nwonye this Sunday. The statement explained that the flight which was earlier scheduled to depart on Monday, July 13 from London Heathrow has now been rescheduled to Tuesday July 14 from Gatwick Airport London. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, in series of tweets from his…

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