President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, on Monday finalized a historic agreement leading to the immediate lift in visa ban on Nigerian travelers.
By this emerging agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines which had ceased operation into Nigeria are to immediately resume flight services into without any further delay.
As negotiated between the two Heads of State, the immediate restoration of flight activity, by these airlines and between the two countries, does not involve any immediate payment by the Nigerian government.
In recognition of President Tinubu’s economic development diplomacy drive and proposals today presented by President Tinubu to his counterpart, an agreed framework has been established, which will involve several billions of U.S. dollars worth of new investments into the Nigerian economy across multiple sectors, including defense, agriculture and others, by the investment arms of the Government of the United Arab Emirates.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale , Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) said in a statement that "President Tinubu is pleased to have successfully negotiated a joint, new foreign exchange liquidity programme between the two Governments, which will be announced in detail in the coming weeks."
The President , according to Ngelale commended the UAE President, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for his unalloyed friendship and his determined effort to join hands with him to fully normalize and reset to excellence, the standard of relations between the two important countries.
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