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500 Nigerians Lose Jobs As UAE Declines Renewal Of Work Visas
Over 500 Nigerians have misplaced their jobs and are stranded 4 months after the United Arab Emirates stopped granting or renewing Direct Employment Visa for Nigerians within the Western Asian nation.
It was gathered that whereas lots of the affected individuals had returned to Nigeria, a whole lot of them are nonetheless in UAE within the hope that Abu Dhabi would reverse the choice.
The UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Fahad AI Taffaq, had mentioned there was no official communication on the issuance of labor permits for Nigerians residing and dealing in his nation.
Taffaq, who said this when he obtained the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Fee, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on the Embassy in Abuja, in August, famous that he learn concerning the ban within the social media, stressing that “UAE has no restrictions in opposition to any nationality.”
However giving an replace on the scenario in a phone interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, a UAE resident, Mr Chukwudi Kalu, mentioned he has offered the listing of over 500 Nigerians who misplaced their jobs on account of their incapacity to resume their work visas to the Nigerian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
Kalu defined that the Federal Authorities by means of the embassy and the NIDCOM had held talks with the Emirati authorities.
He said, “It’s a diplomatic difficulty between the 2 international locations and there are nonetheless ongoing discussions between Nigeria and UAE. It has been very tough for Nigerians out right here. Over 500 Nigerians are affected.”
He added, “Most of those that misplaced their jobs have gone again house (Nigeria) whereas some are nonetheless right here making an attempt to see when this difficulty could be mentioned. Nigerians are dropping their jobs in excessive numbers, that’s the very fact.
“I’ve a Nigerian graduate who was incomes N40,000 again house and he got here right here to UAE and was being paid virtually N500,000 each month. Now, his visa would expire by November, he couldn’t renew. He stored calling me each time for an replace.”
A Dubai-based activist, Oluwatosin Fadoju noticed that the UAE was utilizing the coverage as a punishment in opposition to Nigeria, stressing that the FG was not doing sufficient to resolve the problem.
He said, “Lots of people are on the streets. Individuals are getting jobs however they can not work as a result of is there isn’t a work allow. Now we have not seen any motion from Nigeria. We wish the Nigerian authorities to step in.
In her response, the spokesperson, Ministry of International Affairs, Mrs Esther Sunsuwa, mentioned, “Now we have no info but, however we’re going to get in contact with our two workplaces within the UAE: Abu Dhabi; and Dubai; to confirm the story. If true, sufficient diplomatic steps shall be taken to beat the problem.”
500 Nigerians Lose Jobs
