Nigerians to be evacuated from South Africa will not bear the cost of their repatriation, Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said.
June 6, 2026
South Africa
Nigerians to be evacuated from South Africa will not bear the cost of their repatriation, Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said.
Ebienfa said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday.
He said the ministry would deploy aircraft to bring them home.
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