Nigeria, June 9 -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has said the President Bola Tinubu administration may consider retaliatory measures against South Africa.

The measures will be in response to South Africa's complacency and apathetic response to violent xenophobic attacks that have made several parts of South Africa volatile for Nigerians and other African foreigners, she said.

Mrs Odumegwu-Ojukwu told journalists in Abuja on Monday that the South African government was "not doing enough" to address the decades-long xenophobia.

"This is a situation that we are considering, but it is up to our legislature," she said. "It is a decision that has to be taken at the highest level of government, but it's not off the ...