Africa Business Radio

The Senate and House of Representatives have intervened in the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates. They said the situation is having a negative impact on Nigerians amid the work permit restriction and other challenges they face in the Arabian country. The Senate mandated its Committees on Foreign Affairs, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, National Security, as well as Intelligence and Interior respectively, to interface with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Intelligence Agency on best ways of resolving the dispute and report back to the lawmakers within two weeks. The House of Representatives, on its part, set up an ad-hoc committee to liaise with relevant government agencies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the treatment of Nigerians by the UAE authorities.