A former Nigerian aviation minister, Osita Chidoka, has faulted the return of Emirates Airlines to Nigeria. Chidoka, who was aviation minister
from July 2014 to April 2015, said the airline, with its hub in the United Arab Emirates
Emirates Airlines suspended its Dubai-Lagos flights in 2022 over its inability to repatriate trapped funds in Nigeria in the heat of a diplomatic row between the two countries. “They did not just walk away. The UAE government imposed an egregious visa ban on all Nigerians. The imposition of a visa ban on all Nigerians is an unwarranted and vile display of aggression and dehumanisation of Nigerians.”
from July 2014 to April 2015, said the airline, with its hub in the United Arab Emirates
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