The Federal Government has received another set of Nigerians from Ukraine.

According to the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) via Twitter, the Nigerians, numbering 31, were evacuated through Romania aboard Turkish Airlines.

The flight reportedly landed at about 06:30a.m on Tuesday at the Nnamdi Azikwe Int’l Airport Abuja.

With the latest batch of returnees, a total of 1,531 Nigerians have now been evacuated back to the country.

EVACUATION OF NIGERIANS IN UKRAINE THROUGH ROMANIA 14/03/2022.

Federal Government received another 31 Returnees from Ukraine through Romania aboard Turkish Airlines, which landed at about 06:30a.m at the Nnamdi Azikwe Int’l Airport Abuja.
Bringing the total of Evacuees to 1,531. pic.twitter.com/oQqfwjyQSB

— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) March 15, 2022

Thelagostimes had earlier reported that President Muhammadu Buhari approved the release of 8.5 million dollars for the immediate evacuation of at least 5,000 Nigerians fleeing the Russian-Ukrainian conflict zone to Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Slovakia.