Nigeria, July 6 -- In a statement issued on Monday, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, said an Air Peace aircraft assigned to the evacuation exercise would depart Lagos for Johannesburg on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

According to the ministry, the aircraft is scheduled to leave Lagos at 3:30 p.m. and arrive in Johannesburg at midnight before returning with 270 Nigerians.

The return flight is expected to depart Johannesburg at 12:00 a.m. and arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, by 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, subject to operational conditions.

"In continuation of the ongoing evacuation of our nationals from South Africa, the Air Peace aircraft deployed for the ex...