The Federal Government has announced plans to facilitate the return of another 65 Nigerians from South Africa on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the returnees, whose repatriation is being sponsored by private individuals, would leave Oliver Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg at 3:30 p.m. local time.
They are expected to arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at 8:45 p.m. aboard a South African Airways flight.
The ministry expressed appreciation to the private individuals sponsoring the returnees and other stakeholders supporting the exercise.
It assured Nigerians that relevant government agencies would continue to coordinate the safe return of Nigerians from South Africa.
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