Nigeria Evacuates Citizens From South Africa As Government Promises More Flights

An Air Peace evacuation flight carrying Nigerian citizens, including women and children, touched down at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at approximately 10:35 a.m. today, June 11, following their repatriation from South Africa.
Top government officials were on the ground to receive the returnees, including the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), and the Commissioner for Migrants and Refugees.
The delegation assured returning citizens of immediate federal support and long-term reintegration assistance.
The federal government confirmed that the repatriation exercise ...