‘Unauthorised document,’ Read-for-yourself statement Tinubu’s media aide wrote on UAE visa issue
The Presidency has denied media reports that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the ban on visa services for Nigerians.
It was earlier reported that the UAE had announced the restoration of visa services for Nigerians, confirming that they can now visit the country again.
The restoration of visa services according to earlier reports was announced in a joint statement by the federal government of Nigeria and the UAE titled “Resumption of Visa Services for Nigerians Travelling to the UAE, ” dated March 4, 2024.
But in a post via his official X handle on Tuesday evening, presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, refuted the reports, saying that UAE has not resumed visa issuance to Nigerians.
The Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy said the document in circulation is not authorised either by the Nigerian or the UAE governments.
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He wrote: “UAE has not resumed visa issuance to Nigerians. The document in circulation is not authorised either by the Nigerian government or the UAE.”
The UAE had in 2022, banned about 20 countries, including Nigeria, from travelling to Dubai, leading to a diplomatic row between the two nations.
