Festus Keyamo, Nigeria’s minister of aviation and aerospace development, has announced Emirates Airline has given a verified date for the aviation company to resume flights to Nigeria.
Keyamo stated this in a post via his X handle after he met with UAE Ambassador Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said:
This came after the UAE prohibited Nigerians from obtaining visas in October 2022, and Emirates Airline ceased flights to Nigeria in November of the same year.
Recall that the presidency falsely claimed in September 2023 that flights would immediately resume following President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi.
However, it appears the minister has been meeting with the airline’s leadership to ensure that the airline resumes flights in the country soon.
Keyamo said after a meeting with the Emirate last year,
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that the Ugandan government called for increased business interactions with Nigeria as it assures Uganda Airlines will add Abuja to its routes.
The ministry of foreign affairs disclosed the development on its official X page.
The ministry revealed that the agreement was reached when Ugandan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Nelson Ocheger, met with Nigerian minister of foreign affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, to discuss trade and commerce promotions between the two countries.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
