A total of 542 stranded Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) evacuated back home by the Federal Government have arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja.

The evacuees who arrived on aboard a Max Air chartered flight, consisted of 79 males, 460 females and 3 infants.

They were received by a Federal Government team led by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and airport officials, security agencies, amongst others.

On arrival, the returnees were screened by Health officials, profiled by various relevant agencies and cleared by Nigerian Immigration Service before being given a token of transport fare by NEMA before leaving the airport.