• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Travel Ban: Federal Govt Evacuates 542 Nigerians Stranded In UAE

by David Aduge-Ani
3 years ago
in Cover Stories
UAE
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Following the ban on Nigerians seeking to visit Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the federal government has evacuated back to Nigeria a total of 542 Nigerians stranded in UAE, yesterday.

Advertisement

The returnees, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on board Max Air chartered flight yesterday at about 4:29am, consisted of 79 males, 460 females and three infants.

They were received by a federal government team led by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and airport officials, security agencies including National Commission for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), NAPTIP, Nigerian Diaspora Commission, NDLEA, Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigerian Customs Service, Port Health Services, NCDC and others.

According to a statement by head of NEMA press unit, Manzo Ezekiel, the returnees, on arrival were screened by the health officials, profiled by various relevant agencies and cleared by Nigerian Immigration Service before being given a token of transport fare by NEMA before leaving the airport.

Addressing the returnees at the airport, on behalf of the federal government, the director general of NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, admonished them to learn from their experiences, be law abiding citizens and to promote economic growth and positive image of Nigeria.

RELATED

2027: Coalition Leaders Relocate To Regions, Begin Mobilisation

2027: Coalition Leaders Relocate To Regions, Begin Mobilisation

2 hours ago
Navy Warns Against Campaign Of Calumny

Naval Gunboat Capsizes In Delta, 3 Officers, 3 Others Die, 3 Missing

2 hours ago

Represented by the director of finance and accounts of the agency, Alhaji Sani Ahmed Jiba, the NEMA boss said the federal government had approved the evacuation and provision of the token for the returnees to support their movement back to their homes.

In her remarks, the consul general of Nigeria in Dubai, Ambassador Atinuke Taibat  Mohammed, who accompanied the returnees back on the flight, appreciated the federal government for the special intervention in safe evacuation of the stranded citizens back home.


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

BREAKING NEWS: Nigerians can now earn US Dollars from the comfort of their homes with Ultra-Premium domains, acquire them for as low as $1700 and profit as much as $25,000. Click here to learn how you can earn US Dollars consistently.


SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Niger Sacks 27 Judicial Workers For Certificate Racketeering

Next Post

3 Justices Who Sat On Nnamdi Kanu’s Appeal Transferred

David Aduge-Ani

David Aduge-Ani

You May Like

2027: Coalition Leaders Relocate To Regions, Begin Mobilisation
Cover Stories

2027: Coalition Leaders Relocate To Regions, Begin Mobilisation

2025/07/06
Navy Warns Against Campaign Of Calumny
Cover Stories

Naval Gunboat Capsizes In Delta, 3 Officers, 3 Others Die, 3 Missing

2025/07/06
Surpass N18.3trn Revenue Target For 2024, Senate Tells Revenue Generating Agencies
Cover Stories

New Constitution: Take Your Requests To State Assemblies, NASS Tells Nigerians

2025/07/06
ADC Dissolves Exco, Inaugurates New Leadership in Imo
Cover Stories

2027: More Groups Collapse Structures Into New Opposition Party

2025/07/05
Benue Women Block Highway, Demand Release Of Husbands, Sons
Cover Stories

Benue Women Block Highway, Demand Release Of Husbands, Sons

2025/07/05
Wike Attacks Coalition In No-Holds-Barred Interview
Cover Stories

Wike Attacks Coalition In No-Holds-Barred Interview

2025/07/05
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Abia Community Joins Protest Against Privatisation Of Cocoa Estate

Association Decries Use Of Babies With Cleft Lips For Sacrifice

Villa Forces Prevented Osinbajo From Implementing Ideas– Galadima’s Daughter

Dantata: Legacy Of A Philanthropist

Constitution Amendment Will Fix Nigeria’s Challenges –Sen Barau

How We’re Handling Security Challenges – Varsities, Others

2027: Coalition Leaders Relocate To Regions, Begin Mobilisation

Naval Gunboat Capsizes In Delta, 3 Officers, 3 Others Die, 3 Missing

New Constitution: Take Your Requests To State Assemblies, NASS Tells Nigerians

ICC Under Fire Over ‘Bias’ Against Africa

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.