Published By Olukayode Idowu
The United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to Nigeria Dr Fahad Obaid AI Taffaq has said there is no official communiction placed on issuance of work permit for Nigerians living and working in the United Arab Emirates.
AI Taffaq made the clarification on Thursday when he hosted the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa at the UAE Embassy in Abuja.
He said just like others, he read about the ban on the social media ,stressing that the
UAE has no restrictions against any nationality.
He said though there are possibly isolated cases of individuals whose work visas were not renewed for one reason or the other, revealing that only last week UAE issued over 50 visas to Nigerians.
He noted that there are thousands of Nigerians working and living legally in the UAE.
He said he remains optimistic that Emirates Airlines would soon resume flights into Nigeria.
Responding, Dabiri-Erewa, 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
The 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 advised any Nigerian with consular issues in the Emirate to approach the Nigerian Mission in UAE for advise and clarifications as each case would be treated on its own merit.
