Tag: UAE
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BREAKING: UAE lifts visa ban placed on Nigeria; Etihad, Emirates Airlines resume flight schedules
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the 2-year visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers effective immediately.
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Tinubu to meet UAE authorities during stopover in Abu Dhabi
President Bola Tinubu will meet with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a stopover in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity
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Buhari canvasses suspension of blanket Visa ban by UAE
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a lifting of the blanket visa ban clamped down on Nigerians by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, in a statement on Tuesday, said the president
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Lawmaker assures release of Nigerian lady detained in UAE
Rep. Beni Lar (PDP-Plateau), has said that Ms Dinchi Lar, a detained Nigerian lady in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would regain her freedom in December. Recall that Dinchi Lar was initially jailed for one year for exposing the maltreatment of Nigerians at Dubai airport. Lar, representing Langtang North, Langtang South Federal Constituency of Plateau…
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50 Cent to release movie series based on Hushpuppi’s story
American rapper and producer, Curtis James Jackson III, popularly known as 50 Cent, has announced plans to release a movie series based on the notorious Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi. Recall that Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates in June 2020, for defrauding over 1.9 million people, the majority of…
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Cyber Fraud: US Court sentences Hushpuppi to 11 Years in prison
A United States Central District Court in California has sentenced alleged Nigerian cyber fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, to 11 years imprisonment for cyber fraud. Hushpuppi, who had already spent two years in prison, is now expected to spend nine more years behind bars in the US. The controversial social media celebrity was…
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Why 542 Nigerians were evacuated from UAE – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has explained that about 542 Nigerians that were evacuated from United Arab Emirate (UAE) couldn’t get a work permit in the country because of a new policy by the government of the Middle East country.
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UAE ban visa application from Nigerians
The United Arab Emirates Immigration authorities have announced total rejection of visa applications from Nigerians. It was gathered that the announcement was made on Friday in a notice issued to its trade partners in Nigeria including travel agencies.
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Real reasons Nigerians were denied entry to UAE – Dabiri-Erewa
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM) boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has stated reasons Nigerians are denied entry into the United Arab Emirate (UAE) despite having legitimate visas. Some Nigerians who travelled to UAE recently were denied entry into the country and have their passport seized. A video surfaced were some Nigerians whose passport were seized asked…
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Tacha bewails poor treatment of Nigerians in Dubai
Disqualified BBNaija Housemate in 2019, Anita Natacha Akide, better known as Tacha, has lamented the ill rate Nigerians are treated outside the shore of the country. Sharing experience on her recent travel to Dubai, Tacha lamented how Nigerians are sent back from Dubai regardless of their valid visas or ticket. She tweeted: “Dubai is really…