By our reporter 26.9.2026
The Redeemed Christian Church of God has donated $265,854 (about N378m) to enable the Federal government evacuate Nigerians who are still stranded in South Africa.
According to the Nigerian ministry of foreign affairs 500 Nigerians are distressed in the country gripped by xenophobic attacks on black African migrants. With the RCCG donation 100 citizens were given one-way tickets to leave the South Africa on Thursday. The ministry said a private Nigerian citizen paid for an additional five people to return.
The returnees, comprising 82 adults and 23 children, arrived in Lagos aboard South African Airways Flight SA060 on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at approximately 8:30 p.m.
“It is important to note that the return of 100 persons in this batch was funded from the Two Hundred and Sixty-Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty-Four US Dollars ($265,854.00) donation made by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) towards the purchase of one-way tickets for the evacuation of 500 distressed Nigerians from South Africa. The return of the remaining five was funded by the generous donation of a private Nigerian citizen.
“Nigeria’s diplomatic mission continues to engage with the leadership of the RCCG in South Africa and other philanthropic groups and individuals, as some other distressed Nigerians are currently undergoing preliminary clearance with our Consulate in Johannesburg and relevant South African authorities.
“They will be evacuated as soon as the process is finalized. Of this number, the Federal Government fully funded the evacuation of 1,388 Nigerians,” the ministry in a statement on Saturday.
So far 1,821 Nigerians have evacuated since June 2026.
Nigerians returning from South Africa...