Evacuation
Economy
Association wants FG to evacuate Nigerian traders stranded in Ghana
The Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG), under the auspices of the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), has appealed to the Federal Government to immediately evacuate Nigerian traders stranded in Ghana.
Mr Chukwuemeka Nnaji, NUTAG President...
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27 stranded Nigerian girls evacuated from Lebanon arrive Abuja
Another batch of 27 stranded Nigerian girls evacuated from Lebanon by the Federal Government and the Lebanese government, as well as its community in Nigeria arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday.
Receiving them, Mr...
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208 Nigerians return in last evacuation flight from U.S.
Two hundred and eight Nigerian citizens departed New Jersey for home on Thursday night in the ninth evacuation flight from the U.S.
Barring any future change in plan, this is the final repatriation flight organised by the Federal Government for...
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FG evacuates 325 more Nigerians from U.S. in 6th special flight
The sixth evacuation flight from the U.S. has departed for Abuja and Lagos with 325 passengers on board.
In the manifest are 128 males, 174 females and 23 infants, according to the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr...
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Evacuation: 324 more Nigerians depart U.S. for Abuja
Another flight evacuating Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic has departed for Abuja.
The fully booked plane, with 324 passengers on board, left the Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on Friday night.
It is expected...
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Nigerians stranded in Canada return home Friday – High Commission
The Nigeria High Commission in Canada says it is set to evacuate Nigerian citizens, stranded in that country due to the COVID-19, back home.
The mission in Ottawa, Canada said, in a statement, that Portuguese airline and Euro Atlantic Airways...
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FG evacuates 167 Nigerians from South Africa – Onyeama
The Federal Government has evacuated 167 Nigerians from South Africa and are now enroute to Nigeria, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama said.
Onyeama in a series of tweet on his handle @GeoffreyOnyeama, said that the Nigerians had...
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2023 Presidency: Kogi lawmakers in Kwara, seek support for Yahaya Bello
By Steve Oni, Ilorin
Ahead of 2023 polls, lawmakers from...
Politics
Kwara APC will emerge stronger from its crisis, says party spokesman
By Steve Oni, Ilorin
Kwara state All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that the party...
Business
Kwara Customs generates N6.9bn in 2020
By Steve Oni, Ilorin
Despite the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, the Kwara state Command of the Nigerian Customs Service has...
Defence/Security
Defeat Insurgents to Justify Your Appointment, NYCN Tasks New Service Chiefs
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has urged the newly appointed service chiefs to reciprocate the confidence the President has on...
JUDICIARY
Jigawa Court remands 70-year-old man for alleged gross indecency
A Dutse Magistrate’s Court in Jigawa, on Monday, remanded a 70-year-old man at the Correctional Centre for allegedly inserting his finger into...