That said, the sentiment from conversations online is that the Nigerian government should provide help to as many students as may want to leave Ukraine until the tension subsides. If some action is being taken in this regard, it is currently not public knowledge. On Twitter today, Geoffrey Onyeama, the minister of foreign affairs, posted about his condolence visit to the Kenyan high commission. No word yet on Ukraine.

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