The cost of quarantine accommodation and feeding for Nigerians returning to the country from abroad will be borne by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Commission (NNPC), according to Geoffrey Onyema, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

He said this during the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday. He said the two government agencies were approached for funds for the accommodation and feeding of the Nigerian evacuees during their two-week isolation.

The Nigerian government had asked the more than 4,000 citizens who indicated interest to return had been asked to not only fund their flight tickets but also take care of their feeding and accommodation.

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It will be recalled that, in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been an influx of Nigerians based abroad into the country. Only recently, about 250 arrived from the U.A.E. while many more had earlier been airlifted from the USA and Canada respectively.

GNB News can confirm that the authorities plan to evacuate 4,000 Nigerians from the UK, US and South Africa in the coming days.