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BREAKING: UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians, resumes flight operations
The United Arab Emirates, on Monday, sad it has lifted its months-long visa ban on Nigerians.
The lifting of the ban came just as Etihad and Emirates Airlines said they have also resume flight operations to Nigeria with immediate effect.
The decision follows talks between President Bola Tinubu, and his Emirati counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
President Bola Tinubu, and his Emirati counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in United Arab Emirates on Monday.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, have finalised a historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travellers.
President Bola Tinubu, and his Emirati counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the United Arab Emirates on Monday.
“Furthermore, by this historic agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria, without any further delay,” the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed in a statement he signed Monday.
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