• Reports indicating that the ban has been lifted is fake
The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga has refuted the claims which were credited to him that United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the ban on visa issuance to Nigerians.
“UAE has not resumed visa issuance to Nigerians. The document in circulation is not authorised either by the Nigerian government or the UAE,” Onanuga posted on his X handle on Tuesday evening.
The UAE had in October 2022, banned Nigerians and citizens from nineteen other African countries from entering its borders.
Following the move, the country’s authorities issued a notice to travel agents and trade partners to reject all applications.
Owing to the ban, both countries’ authorities have been in diplomatic logjam about the travel travel restrictions.
The African countries restricted are: Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Liberia, Burundi, Republic of Guinea, Gambia, Togo and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Others are: Senegal, Benin, Cote D’Ivoire, Congo, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau and Comoros.