Xenophobia: FG to evacuate 742 Nigerians from South Africa

The Federal Government has pledged to evacuate all Nigerians who have indicated a willingness to return home from South Africa before June 30, following a wave of anti-migrant attacks and rising tensions in the country.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, gave the assurance in a statement issued on Thursday, saying the Tinubu administration remains committed to protecting the lives and welfare of Nigerians abroad.
According to the minister, the evacuation exercise is already in progress. The first batch of 258 Nigerians arrived in Lagos on June 11 and was received by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, at the Murtala Muhammed Inter...