Evacuated Nigerians from Sudan Receive Assistance from Dangote Foundation and MTN
The first group of Nigerian evacuees from Sudan has received N100,000 each, recharge cards worth N25,000, and 1.5 gigabytes of data upon their arrival in Nigeria. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, made this disclosure on Thursday morning, May 4, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
These Nigerians fled the crisis in Sudan and arrived in Nigeria from Egypt. They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 11:40 pm on Wednesday, May 3, with an estimated 376 evacuees. Air Peace transported about 282 persons, while the Nigeria Air Force evacuated 94 back to the country.
In her address to Nigerians at the airport, Sadiya Farouq said, “Today, we are very happy to receive them. They have gone through a very traumatic period, but we give thanks to Almighty Allah that all of them are back safely. No life was lost, which is the most important thing. All the efforts put in place were not in vain. I thank every member of the Committee that has put all efforts to ensure that these people are brought back safely and with dignity. We thank the transport companies for their support.
“There is N100,000 that would transport them back to their families which is supported by the Dangote Foundation by giving them the transportation fare as well as the dignity kits and also 25,000 recharge cards from MTN and 1.5 GB data courtesy of MTN. All efforts have been put in place, and everyone has contributed to ensuring that at least these Nigerians have some comfort when they return home,” she added.
The returnees received the N100,000 cash and the dignity kits at the airport after providing their information.
Source: https://igberetvnews.com/1444267/sudan-nigerian-evacuees-get-n100000-n25000-recharge-cards-1-5-gb-data/
Nice one from Dangote and MTN