UAE Official Claims That The Ban On Nigerian Travelers' Obtaining Visas Has Not Been Lifted
The United Arab Emirates has refuted assertions made by the Nigerian government that a one-year visa ban on Nigerian travelers will be lifted
There have been no changes to the status of travel between Nigeria and the UAE, a representative from the Gulf state informed CNN.
Because he is not permitted to speak to the media, the source begged to remain anonymous.
Last October, the UAE said in a notification that it would no longer grant visas to nationals of Nigeria and 19 other African countries. No other information was given. Before the UAE abruptly stopped granting 30-day tourist visas to citizens of Nigeria, getting one was rather simple.
After Dubai's Emirates airline shut down operations in Nigeria because to trapped income, flights between the two nations were halted last year.
The carrier claimed it was unable to access and repatriate $85 million in withheld money that were stored in Nigeria.
In a meeting earlier this week in Abu Dhabi, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, "finalized a historic agreement," according to a statement issued by the Nigerian government.
In a later statement, the spokesman for the Nigerian government, Ngelale, contradicted himself and indicated that both countries' officials required more time to negotiate the terms of the deal.
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