President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of $8.5 million for the evacuation of Nigerians currently trapped in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, stated this to State House Correspondents yesterday after the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
The meeting which was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Dada said the memo was jointly raised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, said the amount is to evacuate at least 5000 nationals stranded as a result of the crisis.
Dada explained that Air Peace and Max Air airlines have been contracted to provide three aircraft and run as many shifts as possible to facilitate the evacuation.
He also said those to be evacuated include 940 from Romania, 150 from Slovakia and 350 from Poland, who have registered for evacuation.
