Just In: UAE Lifts Visa Ban On Nigerians, Resumes Flight Operations

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted its visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers. This is as Etihad and Emirates Airlines are to resume flight operations to Nigeria with immediate effect.

The decision was reached after President Bola Tinubu met with Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE president, at Abu Dhabi, on Monday.

Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, announced the decision, in a statement released 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.

“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.

Details shortly…