By Dennis Okechukwu
The Federal Government will receive another batch of 270 Nigerians returning voluntarily from South Africa on Wednesday as it continues its evacuation programme for citizens wishing to come home.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa.
According to the ministry, an Air Peace aircraft assigned to the operation will depart Lagos for Johannesburg on Tuesday, July 7, at 3:30 p.m. The aircraft is expected to leave Johannesburg at midnight with the 270 returnees and arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, by 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8.
The statement said: “In continuation of the ongoing evacuation of our nationals from South Africa, the Air Peace aircraft deployed for the process is expected to depart Lagos on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, for Johannesburg at 3:30 p.m.
“The aircraft will depart Johannesburg for Lagos with 270 returnees at 12:00 midnight, and the estimated time of arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, is 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, all things being equal.”
The latest operation forms part of the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to facilitate the voluntary return of Nigerians from South Africa. It will be the fourth evacuation flight under the current programme, following the successful return of earlier batches of evacuees.