By Ebi Kesiena
An Air Peace charter flight scheduled to evacuate Nigerians fleeing Ukraine from Poland on Thursday has been postponed.
According to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, Bolaji Akinremi, the flight was postponed due to a delay in preparing passengers for the check-in process.
The flight has now been scheduled for Friday morning.
About 2,000 Nigerians have fled Ukraine, amid a Russian invasion, to neighbouring countries, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it has approved $8.5m for the evacuation of citizens.
According to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, the countries where the pickup flights would be headed include Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.
Two flights from Air Peace and one from Max Air are expected to carry out the evacuation exercise.
