Nigerian students who have been evacuated from Sudan will unfortunately no longer arrive in Nigeria on Friday as earlier announced by the government.Sources within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) stated that evacuees would not return due to logistics and diplomatic issues.
According to the ministry source, “As of 0700hrs on 28th April 2023, nine buses have arrived at the Sudanese side of the Arkin border, and four buses have also arrived at the Wadi Halfa border. They are waiting for clearance from the Sudanese end to cross to the Egyptian side.“Wadi Halfa border is the one approved for our people, and this was communicated to our Mission in Khartoum. However, the fact that some of the drivers chose to go to another border post (about 200 km) away from the approved entry point, we have raised another team to go there and assist.”The source added that there are thousands of people at the borders and as such there will be delays in getting Nigerians into Egypt.
NiDCOM and NEMA at different times announced that about 1,600 Nigerian evacuees from Sudan were expected in Abuja on Friday.Officially, there are about 5,500 Nigerian students who are expected to arrive from Sudan in the evacuation that commenced on Wednesday.According to NEMA, 13 buses conveyed the first batch of the evacuees from Khartoum in Sudan to Egypt from where they will be airlifted to Nigeria. 
Nigeria has hired a total of 40 buses for the evacuation.
