Tag: UAE
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Visa ban: UAE blackmailing Nigeria, CBN – Youth group
A coalition of youths under the aegis of Nigerian Ethnic Youths Leaders Council on Wednesday said that the threat by United Arab Emirates to slam visa ban on Nigerians is an ill-conceived plot to blackmail the government and the Central Bank of Nigeria. The membership of NEYLC cuts across Arewa Consultative Youths Movement, Ohanaeze…
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Stranded Nigerians couldn’t get UAE work permits – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency has said most of the Nigerians who were evacuated to the country after being stranded in the United Arab Emirates complained of not being able to get a work permit because of a new policy by the government of the Middle East country. NEMA in a statement said the evacuees…
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Dubai Launches ‘Metaverse Strategy’ to Boost Economy in 5 years
This week, Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced a new “metaverse strategy” that he says will create 40,000 new virtual jobs and add $4 billion to the city’s GDP in five years, according to a Monday tweet. “The strategy emphasises fostering talent and investing in future capabilities by providing the…
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UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73
The United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan died aged 73 on Friday, state media said, after battling illness for several years. “The Ministry of Presidential Affairs condoles the people of the UAE and the Islamic world… on the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Friday, May 13,” the official WAM…
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Emirates Flies the World’s Tallest Height to put Dubai 2020 Expo on Top
Keeping with Dubai’s ‘nothing is impossible’ spirit, Emirates is soaring up and around the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building for another edition of its viral ad campaign, the first of its kind on the planet. Emirates hit the global headlines and social media feeds of millions in August 2021 when it took its brand…
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UAE Suspends Direct Employment Visa For Nigerians Over Rising Crimes
United Arab Emirates government has suspended Direct Employment Visa for Nigerians allegedly over increasing rate of crimes involving Nigerians in the Middle-East country. Nigerians In Diaspora of UAE made the indefinite suspension known in a statement shared on its Facebook page on Monday, June 28. The statement reads; In line with Government directives, Ministry of…