The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that that Eight Hundred and Two (802) Nigerian nationals returning from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th of January, 2021.
According to a statement on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, the Returnees would be conveyed via two Saudi Arabian Airlines.
The statement added that the first batch would arrive on the 28th of January, 2021 at 11:50hrs, while the second would arrive 29th January, 2021 at 10:35hrs.
It further disclosed that the returnees would be received on arrival by officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and other relevant Ministires, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
“They will be quarantined at the FCT Hajj camp for a period of fourteen (14) days in line with established Covid-19 protocols. Thereafter, the Ministry will facilitate their movement to their respective home destinations”, the statement said.
Photo: Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama.
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