The United States of America has evacuated 385 nationals from Nigeria over the Coronavirus pandemic.
The United States becomes the latest country to evacuate its citizens from Nigeria, following in the footsteps of European nations, Israel, Germany and France and North American nation, Canada.
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According to reports, they left the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos in an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777-300 via Adiss Ababa to Washington DC.
According to reports, the flight departed the airport at 4:25pm.
This development comes hours after the United States Embassy in Nigeria warned its citizens clamouring for evacuation to be prepared to foot their bills.
