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UAE lifts 2022 visa ban on Nigerians

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The United Arab Emirates has lifted a 21-month-long visa ban on Nigerians. Nigeria’s information minister Mohammed Idris said Monday that the UAE’s decision to lift the ban that has been in place since October 2022 came after “mutually beneficial negotiations” between both governments. He referred to “updated controls and conditions” that prospective Nigerian visitors to … Read more

More than 40 activists jailed for life in UAE for ‘terror’ offences

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A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed life sentences to 43 activists after finding them guilty of terror offences. State media said the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal convicted the defendants of “creating a terrorist organisation”. United Nations experts and human rights groups have severely criticised the mass trial. Human Rights Watch … Read more