Nigeria in plan to fly in 4,000 nationals based on immigration status
Health officials attend to flight passengers at the gate of entry at the Murtala International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, on March 2, 2020. Nigeria has come up with a programme to fly home stranded citizens around the world. PHOTO | BENSON IBEABUCHI | AFP
Nigeria has come up with a programme to fly home stranded citizens around the world by scheduling flights to repatriate at least 4,000 nationals stuck abroad due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The country currently has over 3,500 Covid-19 cases and over 100 deaths.
The programme, whose cost will be met by the stranded nationals, means Nigerians from the UK and other European countries, the United States, China, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, India, Iran, South Korea, Japan, and Australia will be flown home.
