Nigerians have expressed their excitement following the lifting of the visa ban on the country’s citizens by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Tribune Online reports that the UAE had announced a visa ban on Nigerians in October 2022, and all submitted applications were rejected with fees not refunded. It will takeÂ
However, the ban has now been lifted after President Bola Tinubu secured a landmark deal with the UAE government across sectors.
The decision to lift the ban follows talks between Tinubu and his Emirati counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
The announcement of the visa ban lift has continued to elicit reactions from social media users who took to to hail President Tinubu for facilitating the visa ban lift.
Reacting to the lifting of the ban @ozogular1 wrote, “I don’t Stan nonsense I know what I saw in him, tinubu is a blessing to Nigeria and we are happy to have him as our president.”
Another user, @Oluwabukolami05 tweeted, “Good news….. God bless this President for me. What a man! Thank you, Excellency! Thank you, my President!”
@tonaiwo wrote, “This is good news. Good thing is an arrangement to forestall future occurrence of this impasse is being concretized. Also, the plan for more UAE investments in Nigeria. Nice work!”
“Great news and great leadership shown on the part of @officialABAT @NGRPresident Diplomacy is integral to the development of any nation. Tackling difficult things head on resolves it quicker. I guess for some people #dettydecemberindxb is looking likely.” @addazee tweeted.
“What a week long of fruitful diplomacy, from India to UAE by PBAT, Nigeria’s best Chief Marketing Officer. God bless Nigeria!” @fidetoluya200 opined.
@tomileegcon25 tweeted, “Well done President @officialABAT ! This is a giant stride that should be acknowledged by all! Cheers to more fruitful steps to come.”
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