Buhari Approves $8.5million for Evacuation of Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5million dollars to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs  towards the evacuation of over 5,000 Nigerians stranded in Ukraine.

This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.

Dada disclosed that three aircraft would be dispatched to four countries.

The Minister stated that the countries where the pickup flights would be headed include, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.