FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GETS UKRAINE APPROVAL TO EVACUATE STRANDED STUDENTS IN SUMY

The Federal Government says the rescue of Nigerian students trapped in Sumy, Ukraine may commence today.

This comes as Russia announced the opening of humanitarian corridors to allow the evacuation of civilians from several Ukrainian cities experiencing heavy fighting, including the capital Kyiv and Sumy.

In a series of tweets, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama said the Ukrainian government had given approval for the students evacuation and promised to do everything to make it happen.

Recall that the Federal government evacuated more than 1,000 Nigerians who made it out of Ukraine to neigbouring countries such as Poland and Romania.