President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered another series of evacuations of Nigerian Nationals in South Africa following the unceasing wave of Xenophobic protests and anti-immigrant threats taking place in that country.

Following the first evacuation flight, the Federal Government, last week, approved another evacuation of 66 Nigerians, mostly women and children in the most vulnerable conditions, who arrived at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, on 24 June 2026.

Today's evacuation flight, operated by AirPeace Airlines and fully funded by the Federal Government, is expected to land at Oliver Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, SA, later this afternoon to bring home Nigerians ahead of the deadline issued by SA Anti-migrant groups.

Tinubu has further directed that evacuations will continue even after the deadline has elapsed to ensure that no Nigerian citizen who wants to return to our home country is left behind.

Other Federal Government agencies, including NEMA, NIS, FAAN, and NIDCOM, will be on hand at MMI Airport, Lagos, to carry out on-site documentation, health screenings, and profiling for the returnees.

"The safety of our citizens abroad remains the core of the citizen diplomacy imperative of the Renewed Hope Agenda. We have an unbreakable commitment to protecting our citizens outside national borders, and upholding the sovereign bond between our Nation and its nationals, especially those that are imperilled," said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu.