{"id":254245,"date":"2026-08-19T16:10:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/?p=254245"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:16:42","slug":"83-returnees-have-arrived-in-lagos-from-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/83-returnees-have-arrived-in-lagos-from-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"83 RETURNEES HAVE ARRIVED IN LAGOS FROM SOUTH AFRICA."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Press-Release-No-2026-209.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Press Release No 2026 209<br\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.gov.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Press-Release-No-2026-209.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  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