No fewer than 170 stranded Nigerians have arrived Nigeria from the United Arab Emirates, UAE.
Their arrival was announced in a tweet by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.
According to the agency, all returnees tested negative to coronavirus.
The agency posted that 170 stranded Nigerians on Fly Dubai paid for by the UAE govt arrived the Murtala Mohammed Internationsl Airport Lagos from the United Arab Emirates, on Friday, 14th of August, 2020.
The UAE Government offered three free flights to Nigerians in Dubai whose documentation expired since March 1st and were given till August 17 to leave the country.
All evacuees tested Negative to COVID-19 and are now on a 14-day SELF-ISOLATION as mandated by Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Federal Ministry Of Health and Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
