Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola said it was to enable the beneficiaries to reschedule their flights and travel within one week whenever the restriction on travel is suspended.
Scores of foreigners had been stranded in the country following the closure of the international airports and the land borders by the Federal Government to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country.
As a result of this, many foreign embassies in the country, including the United States Mission, British High Commission, and others, had sought government permission to airlift their nationals through special evacuation flights.
