{"id":28056,"date":"2020-07-30T18:33:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=28056"},"modified":"2020-07-30T18:33:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:33:10","slug":"fg-evacuates-98-nigerians-from-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fg-evacuates-98-nigerians-from-morocco","title":{"rendered":"FG evacuates 98 Nigerians from Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government on Thursday confirmed the evacuation of 98 Nigerians who had been stranded in Morocco since March.<\/p>\n<p>The Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Sanda, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said the returnees were airlifted by a Royal Air Maroc (RAM) B737 -800 series aircraft which had departed King Mohammed V Airport, Casablanca, for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, those onboard the aircraft are professionals and students from various institutions in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flight is also conveying 35 Nigeriens who will make a brief stopover at the Diori Hamani International Airport, Niamey, before proceeding to Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll evacuees were tested for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/enugu-govt-confirms-af-49-new-cases-of-covid-19-infections\/\">COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0and will go into the 14-day self-isolation on arrival.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_fancy\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The Federal Government on Thursday confirmed the evacuation of 98 Nigerians who had been stranded in Morocco since March. 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