The Federal Government has announced its readiness to resume the evacuation of 271 Nigerians seeking to return from South Africa.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, made this known in a statement issued on Monday, z June 29, 2026.
The exercise marks the second batch of evacuations, following the return of 258 Nigerians from South Africa in an earlier operation.
Ebienfa said the federal government would resume the evacuation of Nigerians who had indicated interest in returning from South Africa on Monday, June 29.
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Ebienfa stated: “An Air Peace aircraft will depart Nigeria today, June 29, at 3:00 p.m., and is expected to arrive in South Africa at approximately 9:00 p.m. local time.
“The return flight is scheduled to depart South Africa at 12:00 midnight and is expected to arrive at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday morning. The expected number of evacuees is 271.”
The federal government had reiterated its commitment to ensuring that no Nigerian is left to suffer unnecessarily abroad.
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