- Some media outlets had on Tuesday reported that the Emirati authorities have rescinded the ban it placed on visa issuance to Nigerians two years ago.
The presidency has debunked reports that the United Arab Emirates, UAE, has lifted the visa ban imposed on Nigeria.
Some media outlets had on Tuesday reported that the Emirati authorities have rescinded the ban it placed on visa issuance to Nigerians two years ago.
According to the reports, the development followed fruitful discussions between President Bola Tinubu and President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during the former’s last week visit to the oil rich middle east nation.
Reacting to the reports, the presidency disclosed that the document being bandied as proof of the ban reversal was fake.
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, disproved the viral reports in an update on his X page.
He said: “UAE has not resumed visa issuance to Nigerians. The document in circulation is not authorised either by the Nigerian government or the UAE.”
In October 2022, the UAE implemented a ban on citizens from approximately 20 African nations from entering its borders.
Among the affected countries are Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Liberia, Burundi, Republic of Guinea, Gambia, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Benin, Ivory Coast, Congo, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Comoros, and the Dominican Republic