The federal government of Nigeria has lifted the ban on the operations of Emirates Airlines, saying the flights from the United Arab Emirates to Nigeria has commence immediately.
The minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced the lifting of the ban on Friday night, adding that the ban was lifted after the stringent conditions put by the Emirates Airlines against Nigeria were removed.
Sirika said the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 had been working tirelessly to achieve this feat and the letter from Emirates Airlines agreeing to the change in stringent conditions came in on Friday.
The national incident manager of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Dr Mukhtar Muhammad, also speaking at the briefing, said the negotiation was the best of the country as both Nigeria and UAE did what could protect their citizens.
Nigerian government had in March banned the airline from operating in the country over its continuous refusal to fly passengers without a pre-boarding rapid diagnostic test.
