The United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the United States and other allies open the key Strait of Hormuz waterway by force, the Wall Street Journal said yesterday, citing Arab officials. Officials told the WSJ that the UAE is lobbying for a UN Security Council resolution authorizing such a force, adding that diplomats have […]
•Tinubu jets out President Bola Tinubu has departed Lagos for Europe, the presidency has said. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement yesterday. From Europe, Onanuga said Tinubu would continue “his end-of-year break and ahead of his official trip to Abu Dhabi, in the United...
•Widespread flooding United Arab Emirate (UAE) airport authorities cancelled or delayed dozens of flights and roads were flooded in major cities as the heaviest rainstorm in months lashed the desert nation today, December 19, 2025. Dubai’s Emirates airline axed 13 flights today and there were also delays and cancellations at neighbouring Sharj...
•Tinubu and Blockwork visa In recent times, several countries, including the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada and United Arab Emirates, UAE, among others, have introduced stricter visa restrictions against Nigerians as part of their immigration crackdown and growing protectionism among the world superpowers. Countries that ...
•UAE Residency Visa The United Arab Emirates, UAE, has imposed tougher entry conditions for Nigerian travellers and banned transit visa applications entirely. Travel agents confirmed yesterday. According to new directives from Dubai immigration, Nigerians aged 18 to 45 will no longer be eligible for tourist visas unless accompanied. For those ...
•Tinubu jets out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja tomorrow, Saturday, January 11, to participate in the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025). Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, announced this in a statement, today. According to the statement, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the...
Ahead of the resumption of Emirates Airlines’ flight operations to Nigeria next Tuesday, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has reportedly negotiated an agreement on reciprocal rights to ensure that Nigerian airlines commence direct flight operations to the United Arab Emirates, UAE. A statement by Mr Tunde Mosho...
Four hundred Nigerians have been deported from the United Arab Emirates and arrived in Nigeria. The deportees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by officials from the Office of the National Security Adviser, in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, th...
The new United Arab Emirates (UAE) visa policy is restricting the number of potential NigeriÂan applicants to Dubai and other Emirates regions in the Asian continent. This is as travel agencies in the country said despite the re-opening of the booking portal by Emirates Airlines two weeks ago, just a few air travelers have indicated […]...
•United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates has denied approving $10k bank balance, and N640k fee requirements for Nigerians applying for visas into the country, reports The Cable. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced on Monday, that the UAE authorities agreed to vacate travel restrictions imposed ...
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