The Federal Capital Territory Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ultimate Health Management Services to improve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and quality access to healthcare services in Nigeria. Reminding them of the innocent, committed and law abiding majority one are the ones suffering for the sins of the useless few. Author:Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu, ICIR (Nigeria), Dubai Airport by Flikr user Victor (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), "Group condemns Buharis silence on employment plights of Nigerians in UAE", 14 Jan 2022. In recent years, this seasonal hedonism has been christened "Detty [a corruption of dirty] December". In the area of crime, the immediate past President of NANTA, and the Group Managing Director, Finchglow Holdings, Mr. Bankole Bernard, also said that prostitutes and fraudsters known as Yahoo Yahoo boys have invaded Dubai and UAE authorities are doing everything possible to keep them away from the country, hence the visa restrictions. I have been in nigeria waiting for my employer visa for over 8 months now before now this employment visa doesnt take more than a month to come. Federal goment evacuate Nigerians wey dey stranded for Dubai. Due to an increasing number of COVID Positive passengers at the destination, it is decided to suspend accepting passengers to U.A.E. pls my question is that is uae are used to extend the visa time when its expire , because my visa will expire on 22 this month and uae embassy were close no flight from nigeria to uae due to pandemic civid-19 ,pls my brother or sister answer my quetion. Consequently, decision has been reached to allow Emirates to fly into Nigeria. Denying Visa will not solve the issues but rather worsen it by punishing the innocent. Thank you for reaching out to THE ICIR. Known as the GenZs favourite app, TikTok is mostly viral for dancing, music, fashion, and tutorials, but it is also filled with a lot of travel destinations to excite the explorer in you. The UAE at the time denied blacklisting Nigerians from getting visas into the country. Thank you. At least, sometimes can be done rather restriction for work permit.. I have asked questions without answers to the Nigerian embassy, the consulate, UAE ministry of emiratisation and human resources, ministry of labour and even CID! Yesterday my boss took me tassel so as to renew my contract but we were told my contract cannot be renewed because I am a Nigerian. UAE in a message from the Dubai Media Office announced that passengers from Nigeria are expected to provide a negative result for a PCR test taken within 48 hours before departure.. 1096664, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in USA and registered charitable association (e.V.) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates 31st March 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bybit, the world's third most visited crypto exchange, launched its new Web3 Staking Pool today, enabling users to take . I dont blame the people I blame the useless government that we have. 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Not so sure of what UAE had done, President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), Susan Akporiaye, told THISDAY that although DMCs notified the travel agents that UAE was no more issuing visas to Nigerians, no document from UAE or its immigration officials had confirmed the stoppage of visa issuance. I dont think is a good idea to punish the innocent along with the bad ones. This Nigerians girls have been suffering in Dubai just to pay off the the sum of 35000 dhrams the guy threatened them to pay if not they will not have their passport. to sit down at home with it?? We invite you to support us to continue the work we do. I have to two things to call d attention of uae govt into as follows (1) arrest those people calling themselves agents because many of them are complicating to d hardships of employees in terms of getting jobs. The lingering volatility in the foreign exchange market and denial of visas to some categories of Nigerians by the United Araba Emirates (UAE) are unsettling civil servants in Abuja. This is disheartened, UAE government have all it take to detect and arrest anyone that commit a crim in the country, why should innocent ones suffering for what they do not know about, its uncalled for and sadden, how will they generalized a crime a set of people did, let there be equity and fairness for good ones, the people that committed the crime doesnt work in any company because if the do they will not have time to fight. NIDCOM say most of di affected Nigerians dey issued wit family visas, and dem go Dubai without any family member.. UAE SHOULD KNOW THAT THOSE COMITTING CRIME AND ALL THAT IN THE COUNTRY DOES NOT HAVE RESIDENCE VISA AND HAS NO JOB .THEY ARE ONLY HERE TO DESTROY THE IMAGE OF THE GOOD AND INNOCENT AND HARDWORKING NIGERIANS .AS FOR CRIME HERE IN UAE ITS NOT ONLY NIGERIANS ,EVEN OTHER AFRICAN PEOPLE COMMITE MORE AND DO HIDE UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF NIGERIA . The UAEs GCAA blamed the airline for pulling out of Sharjah Airport and so should not expect to retain its flight frequency there a claim Air Peace has denied. to hang on the street with it or what? Last December, Nigerias Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige announced that the country would be signing employment agreements with Qatar and the UAE to protect 7000 Nigerian citizens working in these countries. Video, 00:10:41, Affair my 'biggest, sorriest secret' - Phillip Schofield speaks to the BBC, Andrew Tate denies allegations of manipulation. from Nigeria and Congo DRC . The reason many opt to leave is that . Di UAE at different points bin introduce visa restrictions on some African nationalities for many kain reasons. and again i heard is because of cultists that had clash of killing each other As far as these issue is regarding, Denying visa is not a solution to these problem because it will mercilessly cause a huge unemployment and will lead to another crime. The Middle East nation decided to issue visa to restrict the age of Nigerians that would be given visa; that anyone travelling alone to UAE must be 40 years and above but those with family could be from 36 years and above. allowed to issue visa for Nigerians. Dubai had placed a ban on travelers from Nigeria, South Africa based on breach of COVID-19 protocols. I worked for one company, but at the end of the month they did not pay me money. They should give them plenty of assurance that Nigerians are not criminals, I want to believe that Nigerians in diaspora organisation (UAE branch) has visited the ministry of Labour in Dubai in peaceful protest with different placards accepting the wrongs committed by the bad ones amongst and pleading for forgiveness on their behalf. Who will be touch with our groaning? The move made the Dubai-based Emirates suspend all its flights to Nigeria. We want to be proud of you. All rights reserved. Video, 00:01:23A war crimes case and what's next in 83 seconds, Moment climber found in rare Everest death zone rescue. It is really disheartening that this situation has taken this long without an official communication. sometime i will tell dubai labor workers they dont know their work what is important to them is the money, a labor where a company will take employee documents to cancel without employee consultation of agreement and you don ask a question why his or her visa want to be cancel you dont know if company is owing him or her. We need working permit. Most of the people who are committed this crime are not under labor because labor are working tirelessly in UAE I believe we will not having that time of cultists after 12hrs and 2hrs traveling plus two off we very innocent to this issues. THE on-going rift between the governments of Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken a new dimension as the Arab country has barred Nigerians from applying for work permits and placed visa restrictions on them. There is one thing for sure, those who are committing crime are not affected by the work permit because they are not working in any company and they still have resident visa. If you want to apply, you would see a display in the dialogue box that it is restricted to this nationality being Nigeria. May the Alla bless you as you do it for us am here to work In other to support my poor family am here to go against the law of the country please sir here our cry, Its unfortunate that innocent Nigerians who are the majority in the UAE are passing through hard times despite being hard working focus committed and determined to Excel in there various legitimate occupation careers. and Investigations. Your support will strengthen journalism in Nigeria and help sustain our democracy. UK government not required to state whether Nnamdi Kanu, a British national, was victim of extraordinary rendition . Up Next. Video, 00:01:12. sometime i will tell dubai labor workers they dont know their work what is important to them is the money, a labor where a company will take employee documents to cancel without employee consultation of agreement and you don ask a question why his or her visa want to be cancel you dont know if company is owing him or her. Upon acquiring the social media platform, THE Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Elon Musk, PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has againreiterated his commitment to fulfilling several pledges. 0. UAE government should be open the work permit and should be given to those Nigerians that do not have criminal record and can collect clearance from the police. Read about our approach to external linking. But many do not believe his position, given the perceived violent nature of the group. Please am begging the UAE government officials and labour officials, they should try to reconsider the working permit issues like me now, I work in china state construction company for good one year and I tell them I want to go an do my SIRA course then they said no problem and after I finish the course I got the certificate then I go to many different security companies to employ me and all they could say is no working permit for Nigerian I got ashamed of myself and my country and now am suffering because my visit visa will soon expire by August which always got me thinking where am I going to start and I cant go to the street to be doing bad things because my mom didnt brought me up like that and I have kids at home asking money from me. This is why UAE does not want to give Nigerians under 40 years visas and they also preferred that you come with your family. Our partners who are travel agents in UAE sent us this information, nothing has come officially from UAE and people are still travelling, she said. World News. The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation United Arab Emirates (NIDO-UAE) has slammed the Nigerian government of Muhammadu Buhari for failing to act in the interest of citizens who have been victims of national origin-based discrimination in their country of residence for over six months. Long live Nigeria, Long live United Arab Emirates. Please, countries have been shut completely, and they did well. On Monday, Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, said there are ongoing talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to resolve the fresh diplomatic row. UAE authorities have assured Nigeria that the suspension on the renewal of visas and work permits for unskilled and unprofessional migrant workers is a policy of the government aimed at boosting . We appreciate your feedback and well play our part to help you. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released stiffer visa regulations for Nigerians. Advertisement It's been a tough period for many Nigerians living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as they lament the loss of jobs and difficulty in obtaining a work permit. Many disagreements dey ground between both goments for di last 10 months, and na di aviation sector suffer am di most. On arrival, the returnees were screened by health officials, profiled by, The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 542 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It has been observed, however, that instead of following the right diplomatic channels, UAE adopted the style of using travel agents to enforce travel ban against Nigerians, a policy those in the diplomatic circles said underscores the contempt they have for Nigeria. The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. Dem say di reason na dia inability to collect dia money wey dey trapped for Nigeria. please Government should do something about it. youtube.com/c/icirnigeria. No body knows when the ban will be lifted. BREAKING: Obi, Labour Party Fail To Progress With Case At PEPC, Labour convenes emergency NEC, set to probe subsidy payments under Buhari, Tight Security at Ondo Assembly as Speaker debunks resignation, Federal High Court goes on annual vacation July 24, Bode George gives condition to work with Tinubu, Ballon dOr: Diego Simeone picks player to win award, Two docked for alleged assault, threat to life in Ogun, Tinubu meets with APC governors at State House. Hi, I have been working in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for over four years without any record of crime. He called on all Nigerians to assist the police in fishing out those engaged in nefarious activities so that the innocent and hardworking majority would not be made to pay for the sins of a few. The chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Wednesday confirmed the allegation of crime on Twitter when she responded to @segalink who observed, Told them this and they refused to listen. 0. Video, 00:00:42Alison Hammond breaks down on air about Schofield. "Due to an increasing number of COVID Positive passengers at the destination, it is decided to suspend accepting passengers to U.A.E. With due respect to Dubai government, please take everything that has happened as misunderstanding of Nigerians in UAE my happiness now is those ones that are living bad life here before now has take back to nigeria by the UAE government now please reopen nigerians working permit and resident visa to make they leave good here again. This new directive was issued by the UAE owing to thesurge in the countries COVID-19 cases from passengers of the two countries. Di decision by di Nigerian goment force Emirates Airlines to stop operations for Nigeria for few weeks. UAE is not like Nigeria where anything goes, people from across the Nigerian border can just come in cause mehelm and go Scot free or even enlisted into the army, how on earth can u explain how our younger Nigerians will go to the UAE to practice cultism tell ? However, a member of the confraternity identified as Habakrier NA Airlord insisted that SEC was not a cult but a socio-cultural brotherhood that believed in the communion of minds and the traditional teachings of the ancient African oratorical practices. We renounce any forms of violence perpetrated by individuals with nefarious intent within and outside the walls of the Nigerian Ivory Towers as proven by our strategic presence in the National Inter-Frat Council (NIFC) and the SEC initiative of Stop the Confra Wars, he said. A A. why are companies rejecting the nationality work and you will tell me is not ban ?? or is anybody know uae email so that i can mail them ask question thanks. This Lexus RC F is a 1,200hp drift monster! "Sudan: More cheering news as 27 buses arrived in Port Sudan safely yesterday. You have entered an incorrect email address! Pls UAE dont behave daibolical on Nigeria pls for the shake of God .pls Release the working permit for Nigeria .. house pls any latest information, If UAE government will let us to help them to fight this people that is bringing problems to us been the good ones it will be much better, they should just give us go ahead other to do so, believe me just only 1 year all Nigerias in UAE will be behaving normal, 1 we will start by giving visa for people who want to come over here to work, they have to come with their own visa, once u reach here u can look for job by ur self and ur passport will keep by UAE government, while for those who are here with visa, we will give them amnesty with 6 months free visa to run around to get money so that we can also give them their own permanent visa and each visa will be 3years only and all the passport will keep by UAE and the visa will go with terms and conditions, as we are given u the visa u will sign up a later with us that if u find u commit any crimes here, u will face 5years in prison with deportation and fine of 5000ead and after deportation u will not come back to UAE again, my dear believe me after all this our Nigeria guys will comport very well and behave like human beings, Please UAE government . UAE pls have mercy on us my Visa will expire by next month 17th and I dont no wat to do I no longer sleep very well I sleep with my eyes open thinking about my visa and how to get work bcos my company just cancelled me , UAE pls have mercy on us remember Allah our God forgives whenever we sin and ask for for6my visa will expire by January 17th and I dont no wat to do right now . Another video has also emerged online of a medical practitioner clad in a personal protective clothing calling out some girls for allegedly killing a local after the cult clash and lamenting how the bad behavior of a few Nigerians was robbing off on the entire black population in the UAE. Now they have cancelled me! The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission . UAE visa ban on Nigerians: How it got here, UAE visa ban on Nigerians: How it got here. UAE Government please help us open working visa some of us have a good record in this country you can check our records before giving us permit to work in your country. URGENT NEWS: Earn US Dollars directly paid to your account; Nigerians can now earn up to $14,000- $17,000 (12 million+) profiting from premium domain names. So, some of these fraudsters relocated to Dubai and write letters with UAE IP address, which is bereft of suspicion. De external site no concern BBC. We sincerely call on Nigeria governments to please wake up and rescue us from this unpalatable situations, over 500 people have lost jobs and employment opportunities. Video, 00:00:38, Watch: Missile falls from sky onto busy Kyiv road. Racial, ethnicity, caste or origin discrimination, UAE: NIDO-UAE demands answers from Nigerian Govt. Diaspora News Chimamanda writes Biden, says 2023 elections 'unacceptably, unforgivably' flawed AWARD-WINNING Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has criticised the United States and other members of the international community for endorsing Nigeria's president-elect Bola Ahmed. I have been working in uae for the past four years. UAE has written to state that they agree to issue visas to Nigerians.