Three hundred and six more Nigerians affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war arrived in the country from Budapest, Hungary on Sunday morning. This makes it the fourth batch of evacuees to return home since the rescue operation began on Friday. And the total figure of Nigerian safety back home has risen to 1,081. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that …

Russia has declared a partial ceasefire to allow civilians leave the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha in Ukraine. According to Russia’s Ministry of Defence, the ceasefire on Saturday would enable humanitarian corridors out of the strategic port of Mariupol in the southeast and the eastern town of Volnovakha. The truce, which will see the safe evacuation of thousands of civilians …

It’s not yet joy for some Nigerians trapped in the world’s new war theatre, Ukraine. This is even as over 775 of them returned home on Friday. Reports indicate that no fewer than 150 Nigerian students are trapped in the war zone. In Sumy, a Ukrainian city bordering Russia, the students were reportedly denied access to Russia despite interventions by …

The Federal Executive Council, which met in Abuja on Wednesday, approved $8.5 million (N3.5 billion) to facilitate the immediate evacuation of 5,000 Nigerians from Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. Shortly after the meeting presided over by Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada told …