Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will soon lift the travel ban imposed on Nigerian citizens since 2022.
Although the issue was resolved last year, the UAE government is still finalizing the details before making the official announcement in the next couple of weeks.
The Minister made this revelation during an interview with a Senior Special Assistant to President Tinubu, Otega Ogra which was posted on the official YouTube channel of the State House of Nigeria.
Keyamo clarified that while President Bola Tinubu’s September 2023 visit to the UAE resulted in an agreement with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to lift the visa ban on Nigerian citizens, additional technicalities and formalities are still being finalized before the ban can be officially lifted.
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He mentioned that all necessary procedures and formalities have been finalized, paving the way for the UAE government to officially announce the lifting of the visa ban on Nigerian citizens, with the announcement expected to come soon.
“After that high-level meeting, Mr. President, credited to him, made things very easy for us all. We did our follow-ups as his ministers.
“We have done everything. We have resolved everything. Just wait for the announcement from the UAE government, and that announcement is imminent,” Keyamo said.
The UAE has placed a visa ban on Nigeria and Nigerians since 2022.
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