The United Arab Emirate says there is no official work permit ban for Nigerians working and living in the UAE.
The UAE Ambassador to Nigeria ,Dr Fahad Al Taffaq said this while receiving the Chairman Nigerians in diaspora commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa at the embassy in Abuja.
A statement by Gabriel Odu of the media and protocol unit NIDCOM says the Ambassador said he also saw it on social media, adding that UAE has no restrictions on any nationality.
According to Odu, Taffaq said there are possibly isolated cases of individuals whose work visas were not renewed for one reason or the other He added that only last week UAE issued over 50 visas to Nigerians.and stressed that there are thousands of Nigerians working and living legally in the UAE
The UAE Envoy said they were optimistic that Emirates Airlines would soon resume flights into Nigeria.
Meanwhile,Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, NiDCOM ,according to the statement said the clarification is really reassuring given a barrage of calls and inquiries by Nigerians within and outside the UAE on official stoppage of issuance of work permit to Nigerians.in the UAE
NiDCOM Boss urged Nigerians in the UAE to always obey the laws of their host country, be good Ambassadors and excel in whatever they do. She further adds that any Nigerian with consular issues should approach the Nigerian Mission in UAE for advise and clarifications as each case would be treated on its own merit.
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