Russia-Ukraine war

Russia has on Monday said it will open humanitarian corridors to allow the evacuation of civilians from several Ukrainian cities experiencing heavy fighting, including the capital Kyiv and the besieged port city of Mariupol. The…

Second batch of Nigerians who fled from Ukraine amid the invasion by Russia has arrived in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The 181 evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, at 6:35 pm on Friday on an Air Peace flight from…

Russian forces have seized Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest such facility in Europe, after intense fighting during which shelling caused a fire to break out a training facility on the site. Ukraine’s nuclear…

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to create humanitarian corridors for civilians fleeing intensifying fighting as Russian President, Vladimir Putin said Moscow’s advance was “going to plan” and to schedule. The agreement was the only…

First batch of Nigerians evacuated from Poland amid the Russia-Ukraine war have on Friday, March 4 arrived Abuja. They arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 7:11 a.m. on Friday via Max Air. Nigerians in…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5 million (N3.5billion) for the immediate evacuation of at least 5,000 Nigerians from Ukraine who are stranded as a result of the ongoing war between the country and Russia. Zubairu Dada,…

Federal Government of Nigeria has on Wednesday, March 2 sent chartered flights to evacuate Nigerians that fled from Ukraine to Romania, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. The latest development comes 6 days after Russia launched a large-scale…

Federal Government has announced that it will commence evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Ukraine from Wednesday. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, stated this on Monday during a meeting with the Speaker of the House of…

Airbnb, a home rental company, says it is offering free short-term housing to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of their country. The Russian invasion of Ukraine entered Day 6 today with no signs of relentless…

FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russia from international football until further notice, the groups jointly announced Monday. The move comes after International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that all Russian and Belarussian athletes…

Angered by the ongoing Russian attacks in Ukraine, a Ukrainian sailor has been arrested for executing his own version of justice over the weekend, by attempting to sink a Russian tycoon’s 156ft luxury yacht. The yacht, named Lady…

Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials have on Monday began at Belarusian border, Moscow said, as Russia’s diplomatic and economic isolation deepens after invading Ukraine. The invasion of Ukraine, which began on Thursday, has…

United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has said over 368,000 people had fled Ukraine since Russia invaded last Thursday, adding that it’s planning to deal with up to four million if the situation worsens. Read Also: …

Presidency has described as unfortunate, the reports of Ukrainian police and security personnel refusing to allow Nigerians to board buses and trains heading towards Ukraine-Poland border. Senior Special Assistant to President…

Federal Government has on Sunday listed more borders for Nigerians fleeing the Russian-Ukraine war to access Hungary and Romanian borders. Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday stated that it was fully abreast of all the challenges…