By Jimisayo Opanuga 05 May 2023 | 4:34 pm The second batch of Nigerian evacuees returning from Sudan has arrived in Abuja. Second batch of Nigerian evacuees PHOTO: NIDCOM/ Twitter The second batch of Nigerian evacuees returning from Sudan has arrived in Abuja. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) in a statement on Friday disclosed that about 130 returnees (128 females and 2 males) were airlifted by the Taco Airline B737-300 Aircraft. The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 3:15 p.m. and were received by government officials and others. EVACUATION UPDATE: The 2nd batch of Evacuees: 130 Nigerian nationals; 128 females and 2 males that departed Port Sudan International Airport landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at 3:15 pm via Tarco Airline B737-300 Aircraft.@NigeriaGov @BBCAfrica @nannews_ng… pic.twitter.com/RJ8H4MjxwU — Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) May 5, 2023 The first batch of Nigerians fleeing the crisis in Sudan arrived in Abuja late on Wednesday, May 3, and received ₦100,000 cash, each, for transportation to their various homes from the government. They were also provided with dignity kits, ₦25,000 recharge cards and 1.5 GB of data from MTN. A total of 376 evacuees landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja on Wednesday. An Air Peace plane, which airlifted 282 evacuees, landed in the country at 11:35 pm, while NAF C130 arrived at 11:55 pm with 94 evacuees. 1 day ago Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday refuted claims that the union tends to scuttle the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 1 day ago The second batch of Nigerian evacuees returning from Sudan has arrived in Abuja. 1 day ago . Says ‘I’m a detribalised Kogite’ . I’ve learnt from the best – Ododo The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 11 poll in Kogi State, Usman Ododo, on Friday, paid a courtesy visit to Tunde Ayeni, a business mogul from the state, as part of his ongoing consultations with key… 1 day ago …vows to treat cultists with same force of law as terrorists Poised to fight cultism to standstill in Ogun State, Governor Dapo Abiodun, has declared the social menace as an act of terrorism, vowing that his administration would henceforth deal suspected cultists as terrorists. The governor, who made the declaration at the Akarigbo’s Palace in… 1 day ago The Lagos State Government on Friday demolished a three-storey building under construction, sealed four others and removed fences around new project sites for being without approvals in Banana Island. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr Gbolahan Oki led the enforcement team.…
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