The United Arab Emirates denied running secret prisons in southern Yemen following claims from Saudi-backed Yemeni officials that widened a rift between the Gulf powers. The allegations are “deliberate fabrications” and a “blatant attempt to advance political agendas at the expense of truth”, a defence ministry statement said. Monday’s claims from Hadramawt province followed clashes…
President Bola Tinubu has invited the United Arab Emirates, UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Nigeria. A statement issued today by the President’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga said the UAE president has accepted the invitation and will be in Nigeria this year. According to Onanuga, President Tinubu handed down the invitation on…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), has sent 50 tons of humanitarian aid in support of those affected by the recent floods in Nigeria, the federal government confirmed the receipt on Sunday. Ambassador Salem Alshamsi, in his remarks on the receipt of the relief materials, delivered at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, explained that the…
The Federal Government has repatriated 190 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Bashir Garga, the National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) zonal director in the North Central, on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the returnees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,…
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has revealed plans by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to lift the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers soon. Keyamo, during a 44-minute interview with the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, Otega Ogra, on the State House YouTube, noted that a resolution has been reached between…