The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has revealed that no fewer than 102 stranded Nigerians had been evacuated from Egypt.
The Minister made this disclosure on his Twitter handle and added that some Nigerians are also expected to return home from India today.
He said: “102 Nigerians arrived from Egypt and 260 are expected tomorrow (Saturday) morning from India. Air Peace is bringing in the passengers from India and Egypt Air brought in the ones from Egypt.”
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, also confirmed the development on her Twitter page by saying every returnee from Egypt tested negative for COVID-19.
She revealed that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is working on evacuating about 1,000 stranded citizens every week.
Dabiri-Erewa said: “A flight from Cairo has brought in evacuees. All tested negative (for COVID-19) and will complete the mandatory 14-day isolation on arrival. The PTF plans to evacuate about 1,000 people per week.”
