An Air Peace charter flight scheduled to evacuate Nigerians
fleeing Ukraine from Poland on Thursday has been postponed.
According to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, Bolaji
Akinremi, the flight was postponed due to a delay in preparing passengers for
the check-in process.
The flight has now been scheduled for Friday morning.
About 2,000 Nigerians have fled Ukraine, amid a Russian
invasion, to neigbouring countries, according to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
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.
Two flights from Air Peace and one from Max Air are expected
to carry out the evacuation exercise.
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