The Federal Government has said the final evacuation flight conveying 315 Nigerians from South Africa will arrive in the country on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa.
According to the ministry, the Air Peace flight is scheduled to depart South Africa at 1:30 a.m. and arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 6:30 a.m.
“The last and fifth evacuation flight from South Africa operated by AirPeace is expected to depart Johannesburg with 315 returnees on Wednesday 15th July 2026 at 1.30am and the estimated time of arrival at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos is 6.30am,” Ebienfa stated in a terse statement.
The evacuation involves Nigerians who indicated interest in returning home following recent xenophobic attacks and security concerns in parts of South Africa.
The Federal Government said it had earlier conducted four evacuation flights, bringing home 1,141 Nigerians since the exercise commenced on 11 June 2026.
This is beside the 66 people that were evacuated by a private individual and another 39 people on the arrangement of Air Peace aircraft.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to protecting Nigerians wherever they are and expressed appreciation to all stakeholders involved in the evacuation exercise.
The PUNCH