General News of Saturday, 15 August 2020
Source: channelstv.com
One hundred and seventy Nigerians have returned from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, taking the number of evacuees from the Arab nation to over 3,000.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) disclosed this in a tweet via its official handle on Friday.
It explained that the evacuees arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on board the Fly Dubai airlines.
According to the agency, the returnees who arrived on Friday night came on board one of three free flights offered by the UAE government.
The UAE government offered the gesture to Nigerians whose documentation expired since March 1 and were given till August 17 to leave the country.
170 stranded Nigerians on Fly Dubai paid for by the UAE govt this evening arrived the MMIA Lagos from the United Arab Emirates, today Friday, 14th of August, 2020.
BREAKING NEWS:
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) August 14, 2020
EVACUATION UPDATE:
170 stranded Nigerians on Fly Dubai paid for by the UAE govt this evening arrived the MMIA Lagos from the United Arab Emirates, today Friday, 14th of August, 2020.
The UAE Government offered three free flights to Nigerians in Dubai...
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