EKO HOT BLOG reports that the passengers, numbering 416 from Romania, landed at the private jet terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 7:10 am (WAT) on Friday.
They are mostly students who fled Ukraine into Romania following Russia’s invasion of the Eastern European country.
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About 5,000 Nigerians are said to be eligible for evacuation.
EKO HOT BLOG had earlier reported that the Federal Government on Wednesday said it has approved $8.5m for the evacuation of citizens.
According to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, the countries where the pickup flights would be headed include – Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.
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