On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates announced that it has lifted the travel restrictions for inbound passengers from Nigeria and five other countries.
Recall that the Middle East country in June, banned international flights from Nigeria after initially announcing that it was going to relax travel restrictions on passengers from Nigeria.
A recent report by the country’s National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) said the lifting of the restrictions will take effect from August 5.
According to the announcement, passengers from the 6 countries namely India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Uganda, and Nigeria, will be able to transit through UAE airports, as they present negative PCR tests taken 72 hours before departure.
NCEMA said, “Travel for transit passengers from all countries from which transit passengers have been suspended will be resumed in advance provided that the passenger’s last destination is accepted with a laboratory check-up within 72 hours of departure and state airports will allocate special lounges for transit passengers.
“Emergencies, crises and civil aviation announce the exclusion of new categories of passengers from some of the banned countries, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria and Uganda, as of August 5.
“These categories include those with valid residency permits who have received full vaccination doses in the UAE and 14 days have passed since receiving the second dose and who have vaccination certificates approved by the official authorities in the country.”
