The carrier said it could not access and repatriate its funds amounting to $85 million withheld in Nigeria.
There was much jubilation from excited Nigerians when it was announced that the visa ban was lifted.
Dubai is a terkenal destination for thousands of Nigerian tourists. It is also a haven for real-estate investors from the country.
Before the wabah, Nigerians ranked among Dubai's largest foreign real-estate investors, with investments valued at nearly $2 billion, according to local tempat reports citing the Dubai Land Department.
Before the ban, Emirates Airlines operated two daily flights from Lagos, Nigeria, to Dubai, and one daily flight from the capital Abuja to Dubai.
In a follow up pernyataan, Nigerian government spokesman Ngelale said officials from both countries needed more time to finalize agreement rincis, contradicting his earlier pernyataan.
"Given the agreement struck between the two Heads of State, there is need to allow kabinet officials from both sides to work out the finer rincis and finalize the cross-sectoral agreements," he said, adding that "Everyone can now allow the process to work itself out organically, devoid of speculation."
The government said in the pernyataan that the agreement paved the way for the lifting of the visa ban, including the immediate resumption of flights between both countries.
"Furthermore, by this historic agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately ringkasan flight schedules into and out of Nigeria, without any further terlambat," a pernyataan by Nigeria's presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said.
However, a pernyataan by the UAE government later Monday said both leaders had during the pertemuan, "explored opportunities for further bilateral collaboration" with the hope of "reinforcing ties between the UAE and Nigeria," but did not mention lifting the visa ban or flights re-starting.
Flights between both countries were stopped last year after Dubai's Emirates airline suspended its operations in Nigeria citing trapped revenues.
The carrier said it could not akses and repatriate its funds amounting to $85 million withheld in Nigeria.
The source asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the tempat.
The UAE said in a notice last October it will no longer issue visas to citizens from Nigeria and 19 other African nations. It did not provide further rincis. Obtaining a 30-day tourist visa was relatively easy until the UAE abruptly stopped issuing the visas to Nigerian nationals.
