Nigeria, UAE non-oil trade hits $1.5b

The volume of non-oil trade between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stood at $1.5 billion (N525 billion) in 2018, UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Fahad Al Taffaq, has said. Al Taffaq also said around 100,000 Nigerians visit UAE annually, while one of UAE’s main airlines operates 21 flights weekly from Lagos and Abuja to Dubai.
 
The Ambassador, who spoke on Wednesday at the Dubai Tourism Road Show 2020 in Abuja, said Nigerians visit Dubai either for tourism or medicals. His words: “Nigeria represented the fastest growing market for Dubai with an impressive 33 percent increase in visitor arrivals…
 
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