The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted a flight ban on Nigerian travellers with effect from Thursday.
This is coming five months after the middle-east country imposed the flight ban.
On Tuesday, Emirates announced on its website that the UAE authorities have announced that from August 5, travellers from Nigeria and 10 other countries will be allowed to travel to/through the UAE.
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Vietnam, South Africa, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Nepal are the 10 other countries.
“We will publish details of the latest protocols and requirements on our travel requirements page, as soon as these are available,” the airline said.
In March, scheduled flights between Nigeria and the UAE were stopped due to a diplomatic row triggered by coronavirus protocols.
After Nigeria stipulated a negative PCR test as a prerequisite for travellers to Dubai, the UAE went further to impose a rapid antigen test as another condition for visitors to Dubai.
Subsequently, Nigerian government rejected the UAE condition, and banned the UAE flag carrier, Emirates from coming to Nigeria.
Even after Nigeria had lifted the ban, the Emirates, on the instruction of the UAE, suspended flights to Nigeria.
