The United Arab Emirates Government has finally lifted visa
restrictions imposed on Nigerians with immediate effect.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation,
Mohammed Idris, made this known to State House correspondents on Monday after
the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu.
Idris said the Federal Government and the UAE authorities
have reached an agreement vacating travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians
with immediate effect.
The minister revealed that Nigerian passport holders can now
travel to the UAE without any hindrance. He also asked Nigerians seeking
information on the updated UAE visa conditions can visit documentverificationhub.ae
for further details.
He said, “I can tell you that the agreement has been reached
and effective from today, Nigerian passport holders intending to travel to the
UAE are able to do so.
“You are aware that Nigeria has been discussing with the
United Arab Emirates the issue of visas for Nigerian passport holders going to
the United Arab Emirates.
“Today, an agreement has been reached on that, and effective
from today 15th July, Nigerian passport holders are able to obtain visas to go
to the United Arab Emirates.
“Details of that will
be provided to you later today when we put out a statement.”
It will be recalled that the UAE imposed the visa ban on
Nigeria in connection with several diplomatic disputes.
It would be recalled that the UAE had imposed a visa ban on
Nigeria barely two years ago due to various diplomatic disputes.
Additionally, Dubai’s Emirates Airline halted flights to
Nigeria because the Central Bank of Nigeria couldn’t remit an estimated $85
million in revenue to the UAE.
In June, following several meetings with the UAE government,
the Federal Government assured Nigerians that the visa ban would soon be
lifted.
During the same month, the Nigerian government announced
that it had paid 98 percent of $850 million.
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