The federal government has disclosed that 265 Nigerians would be evacuated from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday (tomorrow).
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ferdinand Nwonye, who disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday, added that the evacuees would undergo a mandatory 14-day supervised quarantine in a monitored environment.
He also revealed that discussions were also ongoing with
British Airways, through the British High Commission, to evacuate about 300
Nigerians from London on Friday, May 8, 2020.
Nwonye noted that the flight, BA 9155 would depart London
Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5, at 07.10a.m and arrive Lagos at 1.10p.m.
He said further that arrangements are equally ongoing with
Ethiopian airlines to bring evacuees back to Abuja from New York on Monday, May
11, 2020.
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