384 stranded Nigerians evacuated from UAE
Nigeria has evacuated no fewer than 384 nationals stranded in the UAE, Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials said.
The returnees are part of the 802 Nigerians stranded in Saudi Arabia that the Nigerian government had promised would be evacuated to Nigeria on Thursday and Friday.
The Ministry disclosed that the second batch will arrive in the country on Friday and will be received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Announcing the return of the first batch, NIDCOM said out of the 384 returnees, 300 are males while 83 are females with one infant whose gender the Commission didn’t disclose.
“384 Returnees (300 Males, 83 Females and one Infant) of the 802 Stranded Nigerians in UAE just arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja via Saudi Air flight B773 at about 1:10 pm local time today 28th January 2021,” NIDCOM said on Twitter.
