59 Nigerians who were stranded in Qatar due to the Coronavirus pandemic, have returned home. 

In a tweet posted this morning, the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM said the evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Sunday, July 5 at about 10.30pm.

According to the commission, all the evacuees tested negative for COVID-19 before boarding the flight and would be embarking on a 14-day self-isolation.