The Federal Government intends to provide each Nigerian returning from Ukraine with $100 (N56,000) for transportation and feeding.
Ambassador Zubairu Dada, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, stated that the government will pay the returnees after they clear the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
This followed the Nigerian government’s release of $8.5 million for the immediate evacuation of 5,000 stranded Nigerians as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war.
The 416 citizens arrived in the country from Romania via Max Air at approximately 7:10 a.m. (WAT) on Friday.
The majority of the returning citizens, who are students studying in the conflict zone, were greeted by Edward Adedokun, Director Search and Rescue of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA); officials from the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM); and officials from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
