• Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Health
  • Business
  • Education
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Entertainment
Facebook Twitter Instagram
The Meridian Spy
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Health
  • Business
  • Education
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Entertainment
The Meridian Spy
Home»News»Sudan Crisis: FG spent N560m To Evacuate Nigerians to Egypt
News

Sudan Crisis: FG spent N560m To Evacuate Nigerians to Egypt

meridianspyBy meridianspyApril 27, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email
Share
    

The Federal Government says it has spent $1.2 million (about N560 million) to fly stranded Nigerians in Sudan to safe locations.

According to the government, no Nigerians have died in the conflict between opposing military forces in Sudan till date.

President Muhammadu Buhari during the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, revealed these while feilding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja.

He said, “We are confident we shall not lose any life in this exercise to evacuate stranded Nigerians.”

Dada said the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and staff of the Nigerian commission in Egypt and Ethiopia are currently on the ground in the Egyptian border in Aswan to receive close to 40 luxury buses conveying Nigerians who had left the Sudanese capital, Khartoum by road.

Why are Nigerians in Sudan?

FG yet to begin evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Sudan

He added that the Saudi Arabia government had already evacuated some Nigerians through the sea, a development he noted was highly appreciated by the federal government.

While speaking, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the process started after the federal government had overcome some challenges, adding that it would take a couple of days to evacuate stranded Nigerians.

He said the sum of $1.2 million had been spent so far on the current effort to move them by road.

Onyeama said once they were safely moved to Egypt, other arrangements would be effected to airlift them back to Nigeria.

Both Ministers said women and children would be given priority before diplomats who were equally involved in the evacuation logistics.

They said the Nigerian government was leveraging the 72 hours cease fire window given by the Sudanese government to evacuate as many Nigerians as possible.

He added that the Saudi Arabia government had already evacuated some Nigerians through the sea, a development he noted was highly appreciated by the federal government.

While speaking, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the process started after the federal government had overcome some challenges, adding that it would take a couple of days to evacuate stranded Nigerians.

He said the sum of $1.2 million had been spent so far on the current effort to move them by road.

Onyeama said once they were safely moved to Egypt, other arrangements would be effected to airlift them back to Nigeria.

Both Ministers said women and children would be given priority before diplomats who were equally involved in the evacuation logistics.

They said the Nigerian government was leveraging the 72 hours cease fire window given by the Sudanese government to evacuate as many Nigerians as possible.

Share this:

  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet
President Muhammadu Buhari
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
meridianspy

Related Posts

DSS-EFCC Rivalry: Tinubu directs DSS to vacate Lagos Property

May 30, 2023

I Left $577.32m, N64.54bn Debts f9r My Successor — El-Rufai

May 30, 2023

Emefiele Meets Tinubu in Villa

May 30, 2023
Top Stories
  • DSS-EFCC Rivalry: Tinubu directs DSS to vacate Lagos Property May 30, 2023
  • I Left $577.32m, N64.54bn Debts f9r My Successor — El-Rufai May 30, 2023
  • Emefiele Meets Tinubu in Villa May 30, 2023
  • Petro Price jumps to N680 Per Litre in Abia May 30, 2023
  • NNPC backs Tinubu’s Subsidy Removal, assures of Sufficient Fuel Supply May 30, 2023
  • Out-of-school Children: Zulum to Employ 5,000 Teachers for Afternoon Section May 30, 2023
  • No Need For Panic Over Subsidy Removal – FG Assures May 30, 2023
  • Confusion as DSS Prevents EFCC for Accessing Lagos Office May 30, 2023
  • Abba Gida-Gida Issues Executive Orders To Probe Ganduje May 30, 2023
  • Inauguration: It’s time to re-examine our assumptions — Peter Obi May 30, 2023
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • News
  • Politics
  • Health
© 2023 All Right Reserved. Designed by Techjuno

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.