Emmanuel Adigwe
The federal government has approved the final evacuation of stranded Nigerians in the United States.
It will be recalled that since the outbreak of COVID-19 in most countries of the world and the placement of travel restrictions in many of the countries, the United States inclusive, the Nigerian government, on different occasions evacuated stranded Nigerians from the country.
According to a statement released by the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen on Monday, August 10, on behalf of the country’s missions in the US disclosed that the approval was the ninth and final one from Nigeria.
The flight will convey the evacuees from New Jersey on August 20 to both Abuja and Lagos.