According to the Federal Government, 125 stranded Nigerians arrived in Nigeria on Saturday morning.
On Saturday morning, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations, and Protocol, Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), announced this.
Tarco Airline aircraft: ST-TAL B737-300, he said in a message. “Left Port Sudan International Airport at 10:45 a.m. local time today, June 24, 2023, with 125 Nigerian nationals (evacuees).”
The estimated arrival time from Port Sudan (PZU) to Juba (JUB) is 2 hours and 50 minutes.
He stated that the plane will stop in Juba for one hour before continuing on to Abuja.
The plane will take 7 hours and 30 minutes to fly from Juba to Abuja.
The flight is expected to arrive in Abuja around 5:45pm Nigerian time, he said.