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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has slammed a visa ban on Nigerians seeking to visit the country.
The ban was conveyed in a notice issued on Friday by the UAE government to the country’s trade partners in Nigeria, including travel agents.
This is coming weeks after the country stopped issuing tourist visas to persons under the age of 40, affecting Nigerians as well as other countries. .
In the latest notice, which also affects virtually all black African nations, the UAE authorities said: “All Dubai applications submitted are now rejected.”
The rejections, according to the notice, “are general for Nigerians and approvals are on hold at the moment.”
It equally specified that there would be no refund for rejected applications.
“Kindly advise your clients to resubmit C2=A0 applications when the issue is resolved between both governments,” it added.
No reason was given for the drastic measure taken by the UAE.
The UAE has imposed a series of restrictions on Nigeria amind the ongoing diplomatic row between the two countries in recent times.