President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, finalised a historic agreement on Monday in Abu Dhabi, resulting in the immediate lifting of the ban on Nigerian travellers obtaining visas.
In addition, under the terms of this historic agreement, Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines will immediately resume their flight schedules into and out of Nigeria.
As negotiated between the two heads of state, the Nigerian government is not required to make an immediate payment for the immediate restoration of flight activity via these two airlines and between the two countries.
In recognition of President Tinubu’s economic development diplomacy initiative and the proposals presented by President Tinubu to his counterpart today, a framework has been established that will see the investment arms of the Government of the United Arab Emirates invest billions of dollars into the Nigerian economy across multiple sectors, including defence, agriculture, and others.
In addition, President Tinubu is pleased to have successfully negotiated a new joint foreign exchange liquidity programme between the two governments, the specifics of which will be announced in the coming weeks.
In conclusion, the President wishes to commend the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for his unwavering friendship and his determined effort to join hands with him to fully normalise and reset to excellence the level of relations between the two significant countries.
SOURCE: journalist101.com
