Nigeria: Finally, UAE Lifts Travel Ban On Nigerians

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UAE lifts travel ban on Nigerians (file photo).
15 July 2024
Leadership (Abuja)
By Jonathan NDA-Isaiah

The Federal Government and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached an agreement vacating travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians with immediate effect.

Nigeria's Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this to State House correspondents on Monday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Monday.

According to the Minister, effective immediately, Nigerian passport holders can now travel to the UAE.

He said, "Today an agreement has been reached with the UAE effective from today July 15, Nigerian passport holders intending to travel to UAE can do so."

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