…on Thursday appealed to Governor Hope Uzodimma to extend the ₦1m grant given to other returnees to them. The returnees, numbering over 30, gathered a few metres from the Imo State Government House on Thursday, requesting to see whoever was in charge of the South Africa returnees’ reintegration desk so they could be…

…migrants, create safer and more regular migration pathways, improve assistance for returnees and enhance the collection and use of migration and diaspora data. The policy is also expected to improve coordination among federal, state and local governments while creating clearer mechanisms for maximising the economic and…

…According to an AFP tally based on figures released by the repatriating governments, the returnees include citizens of Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho and Uganda. The unrest has claimed at least four migrant lives, according to South African authorities, although some foreign governments ha…

…in South Africa, with the arrival of the final government-sponsored flight carrying 308 returnees. The aircraft landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday morning. It also conveyed three Nigerian government officials who coordinated the evacuation exercise. Footage of the arrival shared b…

…home following renewed anti-immigrant protests by South Africans. The Last batch of returnees will arrive in Nigeria next week. by Linda Ikeji at 10/07/2026 12:06 PM | Share this Story

…passengers, including 12 infants. The ministry disclosed that 282 of those on board are returnees, while two are government officials accompanying the evacuation exercise. In a statement issued by Kimiebi Ebienfa, ministry's spokesperson, the government said the latest flight forms part of its ongoing evacuation progra…

…as part of its ongoing repatriation exercise for citizens willing to return home. The returnees are expected to arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, in the early hours of Wednesday aboard an Air Peace aircraft deployed for the evacuation. The latest evacuation follows the Federal Government's co…

…them recover from the trauma they experienced. It also disclosed that more than 1,000 returnees had been profiled, adding that there had been bilateral engagements between governments of Nigeria and South Africa to ensure the safety of Nigerians living in South Africa. Director of the Migration Affairs Department at th…

…amid rising anti-immigration tensions and xenophobic attacks. The minister praised the returnees for maintaining good conduct despite the circumstances that forced them to leave South Africa. Dr Abimbola Fasanu, Senior Technical Adviser on Information Systems and Data Analysis to the minister, spoke on his behalf at th…

…flight, which arrived on June 11, brought home 262 Nigerians, while a second batch of 66 returnees arrived in Lagos on June 25. The evacuation exercise is being coordinated by the federal government in collaboration with Air Peace and relevant agencies. The Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria had earlier advised Niger…

…transparency about outcomes. Communities and victims are often not consulted. Some returnees may relapse into violence. The programme appears to reward perpetrators while victims remain neglected."The real question is not whether a terrorist can repent. The real question is whether the government has built a system cap…

…return of trafficked persons. However, Nigeria's ongoing efforts to reintegrate returnees through the National Emergency Management Agency and state programmes will receive additional technical and financial backing from G7 partners. The leaders also agreed to work with tech platforms to detect, prevent and remove onli…