Sudan: FG to pay Egypt visa fees for stranded Nigerians

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Dabiri-Erewa, who made this call, said the nationals were not being allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival on Thursday evening.

However, those who were not evacuated expressed disappointment, as the ceasefire ends Sunday.

Speaking with our correspondent on Saturday, the President of the Association of Yoruba Student Union in Sudan, Mubarak Ahmed, said the embassy officials claim that they were waiting for an alert as there was no money available, adding that the students had convened at the university earlier in the day and waited for a resolution to their plight which proved abortive.

 

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