- Many travel to Dubai via Ghana, Benin Republic
Six months after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s diplomatic shuttle to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to resolve the lingering dispute between Nigeria and the UAE, both countries are yet to reopen for travel and businesses, Daily Trust Saturday reports.
It is now six months since President Bola Tinubu visited the United Arab Emirates with a view to resolve the lingering dispute that made the Middle East country to shut its doors against Nigerians while its carriers stopped flying to Nigeria. It’s been over one year, four months since the UAE slammed visa ban on Nigerians and 17 other African countries, including Ghana.
However, international travel has resumed between Nigeria and the Republic of Ghana and other neighbouring countries while the visa ban on Nigeria remains in place.
Countries affected by the visa ban include Uganda, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Nigeria, Liberia, Burundi, Republic of Guinea, Gambia, Togo,…