Xenophobia: Govt gives N20,000 each to 2nd batch of returnees, reveals next action
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday gave a sum of N20,000 to each of the second batch of 315 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa.
The flight, which originated from the OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, was received by Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and Air Peace Chairman, Mr Allen Onyema. Sanwo-Olu said that the returnees from Lagos State would be transferred to the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund , where they would be trained on skill acquisition.
Dabiri-Erewa also noted that the Nigeria High Commission was working with the South African authorities to reduce the unnecessary delays which had so far characterised the evacuation exercise. “The airline is only asking the government to do what it has been doing to facilitate the smooth return of the Nigerians.
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