The Federal Government is set to receive another batch of 270 Nigerian nationals from South Africa on Wednesday as part of its ongoing voluntary evacuation exercise. The Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, disclosed this in an official statement released on Monday. According to the ministry, an Air Peace aircraft assigned for the evacuation process is scheduled to depart Lagos for Johannesburg on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The aircraft is expected to take off from Lagos at 3:30 pm and arrive in Johannesburg at 12:00 midnight to pick up the citizens.
The ministry noted that the return flight will touch down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at 5:00 am on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Highlighting the schedule, Ebienfa stated, “In continuation of the ongoing evacuation of our nationals from South Africa, the AirPeace aircraft deployed for the process is expected to depart Lagos tomorrow, Tuesday 7 July, 2026 for Johannesburg, South Africa at 3.30pm. The aircraft will depart Johannesburg for Lagos with 270 returnees at 12.00 midnight, and the estimated time of arrival at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos is 5.00am on Wednesday, 8 July, 2026, all things being equal.”
The latest operation represents the fourth evacuation flight facilitated by the federal government to aid the voluntary repatriation of Nigerians residing in South Africa. The expected arrival follows the successful completion of previous evacuation phases organized under the government's citizen return programme.
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