FG to receive 802 Nigerian Returnees from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Federal Government is all set to receive about Eight Hundred and Two (802) Nigerian nationals returning from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th of January 2021.

The Returnees will be conveyed via two Saudi Arabian Airlines.

A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gabriel Aduda stated that the first batch will arrive on the 28th of January at 11:50hrs, while the second will arrive 29th January at 10:35hrs.

However, the returnees will be received on arrival by officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Presidential Task Force on Covid19 and other relevant MDAs.

They will also be quarantined at the FCT Hajj camp for a period of fourteen (14) days in line with Covid-19 protocols.

There after, the Ministry will facilitate their thereafter their respective home destinations.