Yusuf Bello| President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved $8.5m dollars towards the evacuation of over 5,000 (registered and unregistered) Nigerians stranded in Ukraine.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada who made the disclosure while briefing reporters at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, said three aircraft would be dispatched to four countries.
The money was released to the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Humanitarian, Disaster Management, and Social Development.
According to the minister, 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.
According to the minister, all agencies are fully resourced to ensure that aircraft leave on Wednesday to begin the evacuation. They noted that the flights will embark on a number of shifts until the process is complete.
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