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Omicron Variant: Tracking Travel Restrictions Across The Globe
About 30 countries and counting have outrightly closed their borders while others have imposed stricter measures to curb the spread of the Omicron variant. While countries like Nigeria have adopted no known level of border control, countries such as Israel, Morocco and Japan have closed their borders entirely. Countries like America maintain partial closure. The map…
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Why UAE Refuses Work Permit Applications From Nigerians (Explained)
The Nigerians In Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) recently shared that about 512 Nigerians might likely be deported following the prolonged refusal by the UAE government to renew work permits. According to NIDO, the UAE government has suspended the issuance or renewal of work permits to Nigerians, forcing many Nigerians to be out of jobs. The post…
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UAE Places Indefinite Ban On Nigerian Flights
Barely 48 hours after lifting the ban on travels between Dubai and Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates has announced the reinstatement of its indefinite travel ban on flights from Nigeria. Dubai had placed a ban on travellers from Nigeria, South Africa based over a breach of Covid-19 protocols. The authorities initially fixed Wednesday, June 23,…
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Kenya Bans Flights From India Over Covid Surge
The Kenyan government has temporarily suspended all flight to and from India as a deadly coronavirus variant ravages the Asian nation. Kenya’s 14 days flight ban begins at midnight Saturday, May 1, giving a three-day grace period that allows those wishing to return to the country. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the Covid-19 response…
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Saudi Arabia To Allow Only Vaccinated Pilgrims To Mecca
The Ramadan period brings a large number of worshippers from all over the world to Mecca to perform the year-round umrah. In March 2020, the Saudi Arabia authorities shut their doors to pilgrims as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic but only resumed at intervals at the beginning of October under strict precautionary measures. Initially,…