Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Emirates Airline will recommence flight operations in Nigeria very soon.
Naija News recalls that in October 2022, Emirates Airline cancelled flight operations to Nigeria over its inability to repatriate funds trapped in the country.
However, after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in September, his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the visa ban imposed on Nigerians had been lifted and Emirates, alongside Etihad, would resume flights to Nigeria.
The UAE authorities later contradicted Ngelale’s claim, a development that subjected the presidency to severe criticisms.
In a post via X on Sunday, Keyamo said he met some top officials of the United Arab Emirates flag carrier and discussed the resumption of flights from Dubia to Nigeria.
The minister said the meeting he had with the representatives of Emirates Airline regarding their Dubai to Nigeria flights was on the sidelines of…
