Almost two years after suspending operations in Nigeria, Emirates Airlines has announced that it will resume flights on October 1, 2024.
Mr Tinubu also successfully negotiated an urgent resumption of Nigerian operations by UAE carriers Emirates and Etihad, his office said.
UAE banned Nigerians and nearly 20 other nationals, most Africans, from entering its territory in 2022, citing a crime wave.
Emirates Airlines had first suspended operations in August 2022, as international airlines struggled to repatriate more than $500 million in revenues.
The development comes shortly after the Central Bank released $265 million to foreign airlines amid threats by the international carries stop operations in Nigeria.
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The pilot and co-pilot had a dispute shortly after takeoff and grabbed each other by their collars after one of them threw a punch.
Emirates Airlines has announced that it will temporarily cease flying into Nigeria from September 1.
Nigeria’s forex crisis has advanced on all fronts as the naira continues to fall against the dollar, sending prices soaring and spiking the cost of living.
Emirates Thursday announced that it would be launching its first NFT projects in the next few months.
The development follows Emirates Airlines suspending all flights to Nigeria last week, and is the latest in the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the UAE.
