The Federal Government claims that after President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retired) spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the Egyptian border was opened.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, announced this on Monday through her Twitter account.
Egypt imposed strict requirements on Nigeria earlier today to allow stranded Nigerians to access its border.
637 Nigerian students who were evacuated from Sudan are stuck at the Egyptian border with the violent nation.
Geoffrey Onyeama, the minister of foreign affairs for Nigeria, stated in a statement on Sunday night that the Egyptian government insisted on screening all 637 Nigerians before allowing them admission.