Despite Agreeing To Bear Evacuation Cost Of Stranded Citizens, NigeriaGov Charges $840 To $1350 To Airlift Potential Returnees From South Africa | Sahara Reporters Despite this promise, the Nigerian Government has continued to charge... READ MORE:
Nigerians stranded in South Africa due to COVID-19 travel restrictions are set to be evacuated back home at the cost of between $840 to $1350.
After coming under intense fire for cost of evacuation at the time, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said, “I got in touch with the Governor of the CBN and the GMD NNPC. The CBN Governor very generously agreed. The amount that I was talking about over a billion naira is needed because we have over 4, 000 Nigerians out there and even if 3,000 of them come back, the cost of accommodation, feeding and everything we don’t have it. So, the CBN and NNPC agreed to share the cost.
Despite this promise, the Nigerian Government has continued to charge citizens willing to be evacuated home. 200 Nigerians are expected to be evacuated from South Africa on Thursday aboard an Airpeace Airline flight, The Nation reports.
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