COVID-19: 50 stranded Nigerians in Pakistan land in Abuja

COVID-19: 50 stranded Nigerians in Pakistan land in Abuja

- Fifty Nigerians stranded in Pakistan have arrived in Abuja

- The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, which made the disclosure, said the evacuees arrived in Abuja on Friday, June 19

- They are now on compulsory 14 days self-isolation

Fifty Nigerians stranded in Pakistan have arrived in Abuja on Friday, June 19, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has said.

The commission made the disclosure via its Twitter page @nidcom_gov on Friday, saying all evacuees are now on compulsory 14 days self-isolation.

According to NIDCOM, the compulsory self-isolation is being observed according to the new protocol by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.

See tweet below:

COVID-19: 50 stranded Nigerians in Pakistan land in Abuja
Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Photo credit: Premium Times
Source: UGC

Legit.ng earlier reported that 15 Nigerians in France, Germany, Belgium, Holland and Estonia were being evacuated.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission which made the disclosure on Thursday, June 18, said Air France flight departed Paris to evacuate the Nigerians.

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The commission said those that were being evacuated registered for the evacuation with the Nigerian Missions in France, Germany, Belgium, Holland and Estonia.

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In other news, a 20-year-old first-class degree holder in Economics, Aramide Akintimehin, embraced a career in training future leaders by dedicating her life to teach primary school pupils.

She earns a living as a primary school teacher who also runs a free school for out-of-school children, Talent Mine Academy.

Aramide said she was prompted to embark on this journey because of the poor quality of education in public schools.

She is also working on obtaining a diploma in Education from Babcock University.

In the course of imparting knowledge in these kids, the 20-year-old teacher also said she learns from them.

She narrated a scenario where she was unable to solve a verbal reasoning question which had already been solved by one of her pupils.

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She said the pupil explained to her how she arrived at the answer. Aramide shared on her Instagram page: "We had Verbal Reasoning this morning and while trying to draft out the correct answers to the questions, I struggled with finding the answer to a particular question. I decided to check the notes of my kids to see if they attempted it because that question was a bit dicey."

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