Tag: Evacuation
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Sudan crisis: FG closes situation room on Evacuation Exercise
The Federal Government has announced the closure of its situation room on the evacuation of stranded Nigerian students in the war-torned Sudan. It, however, said that attention would now shift to repatrating other Nigerians resident in Sudan.
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2,246 Nigerians evacuated from Sudan – NiDCOM
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says a total of 2,246 Nigerians have so far been evacuated from Sudan. Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NiDCOM, Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, stated this on Friday in Abuja, while giving updates on the Federal Government’s evacuation efforts since May 3.
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Sudan: First set of Nigeria evacuees to arrive today
The first batch of stranded Nigerians in Sudan have been evacuated by the Federal Government and are expected to arrive in Abuja today.
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UK: Sudan evacuation ‘potentially impossible’ once ceasefire ends
British evacuation efforts in Sudan will be “potentially impossible” once a ceasefire ends, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said. Cleverly said there is no guarantee of further evacuation flights once an agreed halt in fighting expires on Thursday night.
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Time running out for Nigerians trapped in Sudan as rescue efforts remain slow
Thousands of foreigners, including at least 10, 000 Nigerian students and over five million Sudanese of Nigerian origin, have remained trapped in Sudan, Northeastern Africa, a week after intense fighting between two rival forces broke out. The fighting between the Sudanese armed forces, led by Abdelfattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary…
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We have evacuated all trapped passengers in Kaduna-bound train – Kaduna govt
The Kaduna State Government says the evacuation of passengers trapped in the Kaduna-bound train from Abuja has been concluded this morning by security forces. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, stated in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said that officials of Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)…
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Second batch of Nigerian evacuees from Poland arrive Abuja
Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine via Poland The second flight from Poland with 123 persons, including an infant on board Air Peace, landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Intl. Airport Friday at about 1:20 a.m. local time. They were received by the Head, Technology Transfer and Innovation at the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Terab Abdulrahman and officials…
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Russian invasion: Fourth batch of Nigerians arrives in Abuja from Ukraine
The fourth batch of 306 Nigerians fleeing from the war in Ukraine has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from Budapest, Hungary.
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Ukraine crisis: Second, third batches of stranded Nigerians arrive in Abuja
The second and third batches of Nigerians stranded as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war have arrived in Nigeria, via the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.
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BREAKING: FG gives Ukraine returnees $100 each
FG gives Nigerian citizens $100 after returning from Ukraine