By Dickson Omobola & Matilda Ikediobi For the 258 Nigerians who returned home aboard an Air Peace flight under Federal Government’s evacuation programme, Thursday, it was a moment of relief after years of enduring xenophobic attacks and discrimination in South Africa. Read Also: South Africa to charge FG for cost of deporting Nigerians Though exhausted from the […]

…as FG funds emergency Air Peace flights The first batch of Nigerian nationals fleeing a fresh wave of anti-foreigner hostility

According to her, Nigerians and other African migrants in South Africa often faced intimidation, harassment and physical attacks.

The first batch of Nigerians being repatriated from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals has arrived in Lagos. The 268 returnees landed at…

The 262 people, mostly women and children, returned home amid increased anti-immigrant protests in South Africa.

Nigerians fleeing the wave of anti-immigrant tensions sweeping South Africa arrived at Johannesburg airport on Wednesday for repatriation. For weeks, groups armed with sticks and…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced the evacuation of its citizens from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks and growing hostility against African…

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, will this morning receive 268 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa, following recent xenophobic attacks in…

LAGOS: The first group of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following escalating anti-immigrant attacks were due to land in Lagos on Thursday, officials said. Anti-foreigner…

The first group of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following escalating anti-immigrant attacks were due to land in Lagos on Thursday, officials said.

The first group of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following escalating anti-immigrant attacks were due to land in Lagos on Thursday, officials said.

The first batch of 268 Nigerian returnees from South Africa, following xenophobic attacks, has arrived in Lagos. More evacuation flights are expected.

By Lamidi Bamidele & Nkiru Nnorom Nigerians evacuated from South Africa have arrived safely in Lagos following recent xenophobic tensions that left many Nigerian residents in…

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The first group of Nigerians returned home from South Africa on Thursday as part of repatriation ordered by the government following violent anti-immigration…

The first group of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic violence has arrived in Lagos.

The first group of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following escalating anti-immigrant attacks landed in Lagos on Thursday, AFP journalists saw.

A group of Nigerian returnees from South Africa have recounted harrowing experiences of alleged xenophobia, extortion, discrimination and intimidation, urging fellow Nigerians…

A first group of more than 260 Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following escalating anti-immigrant attacks landed in Lagos on Thursday.

Evacuated Nigerians share harrowing experiences of xenophobic attacks, harassment, and discrimination in South Africa, vowing not to return.

A South African politician's "Nigerians are horrible" comments at a repatriation event spark outrage amid xenophobic attacks. Read more on Punch.

South Africa has repatriated 586 Nigerians residing illegally, with the first batch arriving in Lagos. This follows concerns over xenophobic attacks.