File image of some returnees.
By Favour Ulebor, Abuja
The Federal Government is set to receive another batch of 270 Nigerians from South Africa on Wednesday as it continues the voluntary evacuation of its citizens.
In a statement on Monday, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, said an Air Peace aircraft assigned for the evacuation exercise would depart Lagos for Johannesburg on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
According to the statement, the aircraft is scheduled to depart Lagos at 3:30 pm and arrive in Johannesburg at 12:00 midnight, carrying 270 returnees.













