Majority of the lawmakers at plenary shouted “nay” when Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila put the motion into question.
More than 59,000 Nigerian students arrived in 2022 with about 61,000 family members.
“The PCRC-Diaspora is committed to advocating rights and well-being of Nigerian diaspora communities, as well as promoting a positive image of Nigeria and its people.”
The embassy cautioned students that any of them that transfer to Egyptian government universities would not be eligible for an Egyptian Government Scholarship.
Mustapha Ahmed, the Director-General of the agency, explained that the food items are meant to cater for the Nigerian citizens who are awaiting evacuation.
Borno students and businesspeople evacuated from Sudan along with other Nigerians have arrived in Maiduguri.
NMA says prioritising healthcare financing by all tiers of government is critical to reversing the brain drain in the health sector.
The passengers were on board an Azman Air carrier, with 324 of them evacuees, thus making it the seventh batch of stranded Nigerians to return home from crisis-ridden Sudan.
Mr Balogun said the briefing stated that the next batch of returnees was expected by flight in “another 12 hours or less, all things being equal”.
Fatima Waziri-Azi, NAPTIP director-general, says Nigerian women working in Iraq are exploited in diverse ways.
