Nigeria, June 12 -- Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has approved a cash grant of N1 million each for all Imo indigenes evacuated from South Africa, while telecommunications company MTN announced a support package of N100,000 and N50,000 worth of airtime for every Nigerian repatriated in the first batch of the Federal Government's evacuation exercise.

The interventions were announced on Wednesday as the first batch of 258 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (Cargo Terminal), Lagos, aboard a specially chartered Air Peace flight.

The returnees, comprising men, women and children, are the first among more than 1,000 Nigerians who registered for voluntary evacuation following weeks ...