Evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Ukraine shifted

Evacuation of Nigerians caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war expected to have started Wednesday has been postponed until Friday

An Air Peace charter flight scheduled to begin the evacuation could not fly because of delay in the process.

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.

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The flight has now been scheduled for Friday morning, RELIABLESOURCENG.COM learnt.

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it has approved $8.5 million for the air lifting of citizens.

According to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, the countries where the pickup flights would operate include – Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania. Two flights from Air Peace and one from Max Air are expected to carry out the operation.