The Federal Government says the third evacuation flight for Nigerians voluntarily returning from South Africa will arrive in Lagos on Friday with 271 returnees.
According to Vanguard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Air Peace-operated flight will depart Johannesburg at midnight on Thursday and is expected to land at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 5:30 a.m. on July 3.
The ministry disclosed the development in a statement issued on Thursday by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa.
“The third evacuation flight operated by Air Peace will depart Johannesburg today by 12 midnight with 271 returnees. The estimated time of arrival in Lagos is 5:30 a.m. on Friday, July 3, 2026,” the statement said.
The ministry said the evacuation forms part of the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to facilitate the voluntary return of Nigerians from South Africa.
The latest batch follows two earlier evacuation flights that brought hundreds of Nigerians back to the country under the government’s voluntary repatriation programme.
