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This led to a ban on Emirates flights in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The ban was lifted after the airline agreed to stop the rapid antigen tests. But the federal government reintroduced the ban\u00a0on March 15, explaining that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/16\/why-we-created-more-emirates-in-kano-ganduje\/\">Emirates<\/a> had continued to conduct rapid antigen tests for passengers before departure from Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>On March 25, 2021, the UAE embassy in Abuja announced a new COVID-19 travel protocols for Nigeria as measures to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the press briefing, Mustapha said the FG is currently in talks with its UAE counterpart on the possibility of resuming reciprocal international flights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor some time now Nigeria has been discussing with the authorities of the UAE, Emirates on the resumption of flights between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PSC will urge the United Arab Emirates to remove the country-specific and discriminatory practices against Nigeria. Discussions are however ongoing and we can assure Nigerians that the outcome will be in the interest of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Checks on the airline website\u00a0show that passengers are not allowed \u201cto enter Dubai if you have been in or transited through South Africa or Nigeria in the last 14 days before travelling to Dubai.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not applicable for UAE nationals who are returning to the UAE and members of diplomatic missions. Members of diplomatic missions travelling from Nigeria must present a negative COVID\u201119 PCR test certificate from one of the authorised laboratories in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government has called on authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to remove its discriminatory travel protocol put in place against Nigeria in the wake of the resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic. 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