The Federal Government on Friday March 4, gave all returnees from Ukraine $100 (about N48,000) to ameliorate their sufferings.

This was disclosed in a statement released by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Head of Media and Public Relations, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abuja.

The first batch of 450 Nigerians stranded in Ukraine returned home from Romania through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Balogun said that the returnees, mostly students, arrived Nigeria with Max Air flight 747 at 7:10 a.m.