Sudanese Conflict

May 04, (THEWILL) - The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has announced the donation of a N100,000 stipend to each of the Sudan returnees by Dangote Foundation. Speaking while receiving the first batch of returnees trapped in war-torn Sudan,...

May 01, (THEWILL) - One of the buses conveying stranded Nigerians from Khartoum to Port Sudan, where they will move into Saudi Arabia, caught fire on Monday. Twenty-six buses, transporting the evacuees left at Al Razi around 12 am on...

May 01, (THEWILL) - Egypt has opened its border for Nigerians fleeing Sudan, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said on Monday. Dabiri-Erewa, who disclosed this on her Twitter handle, said this was made possible after the...

April 28, (THEWILL) - Over 7,000 Nationals including Nigerians are currently stranded at the Egyptian Border. Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who disclosed the development on Friday, said the nationals, including Nigerians, are not being allowed...

April 26, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Wednesday, said a total of $1.2 million is being spent on buses and security evacuating stranded Nigerians from war-torn Sudan. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and his counterpart, Minister...

April 25, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has assured Nigerians stranded in Sudan of its concerted efforts to evacuate and return them home, urging them to remain calm and maintain constant communication with Nigerian Embassy officials in the...

April 25, (THEWILL) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire, beginning midnight of April 24. US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who made this known in a Tweet on...