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BREAKING: UAE Ends Travel Restrictions For Nigerians
The Federal Government has announced an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) vacating travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians with immediate effect.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
The meeting was presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
According to the Minister, effective immediately, Nigerian passport holders can now travel to the UAE.
He said, “Today an agreement has been reached with the UAE effective from today July 15, Nigerian passport holders intending to travel to UAE can do so.”
Recall that on December 13, 2021, the UAE issued a travel restriction on passengers from Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases among travellers from the two African nations.
Nigeria’s case was further exacerbated with ensuing diplomatic dispute between Nigeria and the UAE regarding the Air Peace’s flight frequency to the UAE and funds owed UAE’s Emirates Airlines trapped in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the time.
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