Nigeria receives 296 evacuees from the United Kingdom! See pictures👇

August 16, 2020 / Politics, Uncategorized / By Ayomide John

Nigeria continues to receive her citizens stranded abroad as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as 296 Nigerians arrived the country from the United Kingdom.

The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport from the Gatwick Airport, London on 15th August at about 7:35 pm via Air Peace Airline.

Officials of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission were on ground to receive the evacuees and the body said all the returnees will go the compulsory 14 days self-isolation protocol as directed by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.

The Nigeria Diaspora Commission also receives stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon last week and this brings the total number of evacuees from the three countries to 621 within last week alone.

See pictures of evacuees from the United Kingdom 👇

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Ayomide is first, a football writer, a sports analyst and then a multi-niched journalist with a particular interest in lifestyle, politics, literature and history. He is an experienced Search Engine Optimisation Analyst and Content Marketer. He holds a degree in Literature in English (OAU). He hopes to do his Masters in International Media Studies.He is a Manchester United fan since 2008.