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The Federal Government has announced that the third evacuation flight for Nigerians voluntarily returning from South Africa will arrive in Lagos on Friday with 271 passengers on board.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa. It said the Air Peace flight would depart Johannesburg at midnight on Thursday and land at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 5:30 a.m. on Friday, July 3.
“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 ministry stated.
According to the ministry, the operation is part of the Federal Government’s ongoing voluntary repatriation programme for Nigerians wishing to return home from South Africa.
The latest batch follows two earlier evacuation flights that brought hundreds of Nigerians back to the country under the same initiative, as the government continues efforts to facilitate the safe and orderly return of its citizens.
