UKRAINE-RUSSIA WAR: FG TO AIRLIFT 2,000 NIGERIANS FROM WEDNESDAY

The Federal Government will from Wednesday begin the evacuation of about 2,000 Nigerians who have fled the war in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who disclosed this in an interview on a Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, revealed  President Muhammadu Buhari had approved funds for the airlines to evacuate Nigerians. When asked if the number of evacuees was about 2,000, and when the evacuation would take place, he said, “Wednesday hopefully…Air Peace and Max Air.” He  said there were about 8,000 Nigerians in Ukraine,…

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