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UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerian passport holders

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that Nigerian passport holders can now obtain visas for travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), starting today, July 15, 2024. This follows an agreement reached between the governments of Nigeria and the UAE. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the announcement on his official Read More…

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Visa ban lifted: Nigeria and UAE resume flights and forge economic ties

Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached a final agreement to lift the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travelers and to promptly resume flights operated by Etihad and Emirates Airlines. This development comes in the wake of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to the emirate on Monday, following his participation in the G20 summit Read More…

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Tinubu aims to mend Emirates Airlines, UAE dispute and visa woes

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has directed the prompt resolution of disagreements with Emirates Airline and the issuance of visas by the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement by the president’s spokesperson on Thursday. Last year, the UAE ceased issuing visas to Nigerians following the suspension of flights by Dubai’s Emirates due to challenges in Read More…

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Emirates Airlines claims “substantial” ticket revenue stranded in Nigeria

Emirates Airline reported on Friday that it had “substantial” sums of ticket sales money stranded in Nigeria and has made little headway remitting the monies out of the continent’s largest economy. Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s minister of aviation, had earlier told reporters that the Dubai-based airline had gotten the majority of its funding outside of Nigeria Read More…