The Nigerian government has concluded the evacuation of its citizens from South Africa, following a wave of anti-immigrant violence and threats against foreign nationals. An Air Peace aircraft carrying 308 Nigerian returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday morning. The flight, which departed Oliver Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, at 6.30 am, …
The Federal Government has successfully evacuated another batch of 282 Nigerians stranded in South Africa in the ongoing xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals. The fourth evacuation flight operated by Air Peace airline departed Oliver Tambo International Airport at 2.50 pm South African time. It arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (Cargo terminal) at …
The Federal Government’s scheduled evacuation of 270 stranded Nigerians from South Africa has been delayed due to a fault detected in the Air Peace aircraft designated for the operation. According to Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pre-flight safety checks in Johannesburg revealed cracks on the cockpit windscreen of the aircraft. …
The Federal Government has announced plans to evacuate another batch of 270 Nigerians from South Africa on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, following renewed xenophobic tensions in the country. The returnees are expected to arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday morning aboard an Air Peace flight chartered by the Federal Government for …
The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg and the Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) have condemned killing of the citizens in South Africa in the ongoing xenophobic attacks on Africa nationals. In separate statements, the Consulate and the union called for probe of the killings and dispensation of justice by the South African authorities. In …
The Nigerian government has evacuated the third batch of Nigerians stranded in South Africa following the ongoing xenophobic attacks on African nationals. 269 Nigerians arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday, June 30, in an evacuation flight operated by Air Peace airline from Johannesburg. According to a statement by the Ministry …
South Africa is currently receiving a lot of attention across Africa and on global social media platforms due to recent incidents of violence targeting foreign nationals. These events have raised serious concerns and opened wider discussions about governance, inequality, migration, and social cohesion within one of Africa’s most influential economies. While the situation is often …
