Ukraine war: Nigeria approves two airlines to evacuate citizens
A protest by parents of Nigerian students in Ukraine at the embassy of Russia in Abuja on February 28, 2022 calling for peace in Ukraine. PHOTO | MOHAMMED MOMOH | NMG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has appointed two national airlines, Air Peace and Max Air, to commence, by Wednesday, the evacuation of its citizens held up in troubled Ukraine.
Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, the foreign affairs minister, reported Monday February 28, after a meeting with the leadership of the House of Representatives, that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the plan to rescue Nigerians from the Ukraine.
