The Federal Executive Council Wednesday in Abuja approved $8.5m to facilitate the immediate evacuation of 5,000 Nigerians from Ukraine,Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Zubairu Dada,
disclosed this to State House Correspondents shortly after the Federal
Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Dada who spoke alongside the Minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster
management and social development, Sadiya Farouk, said the approval
followed a joint memo presented by both ministries at the Council
meeting.
According to him, the Federal Government has contracted Air Peace and
Max Air airlines to avail three aircraft to facilitate the evacuation.
He said the evacuees include 940 from Romania, 150 from Slovakia and
350 from Poland who have registered to leave.
