At least 170 Nigerians stranded in the United Arab Emirates, UAE due to the coronavirus pandemic have returned home.
Their arrival was disclosed in a series of tweet by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.
The agency also said all returnees tested negative to coronavirus and would now embark on the 14-day self-isolation as recommended by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.
The tweet read: “170 stranded Nigerians on Fly Dubai paid for by the UAE govt this evening arrived the MMIA Lagos from the United Arab Emirates, today Friday, 14th of August, 2020”.
“The UAE Government offered three free flights to Nigerians in Dubai whose documentation expired since March 1st and have been 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 @NCDCgov, @Fmohnigeria, & Presidential Task Force on #COVID-19.”
See tweet:
Whose documentation expired since March 1st and have been 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 @NCDCgov, @Fmohnigeria, & Presidential Task Force on #COVID-19.@NigeriaGov.
2/2. pic.twitter.com/thHfHehGyv— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) August 14, 2020