The Federal Government has revealed that the final evacuation flight for stranded Nigerians in South Africa is scheduled to arrive in Lagos on Wednesday, July 15.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said an Air Peace aircraft carrying 315 returnees is expected to depart Johannesburg in the early hours of Wednesday and land at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos.

The ministry stated that the evacuation exercise, which began on June 11, 2026, has so far brought home 1,141 Nigerians. In addition, 66 people were evacuated through the efforts of a private individual, while another 39 returned on an Air Peace flight arranged separately.

— THENATION