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By Faheem Lawal
Uzbekistan has imposed temporary restrictions on the issuance of visas and entry for Nigerian citizens, according to a notice on the website of a major Uzbek trade exhibition.
The notice, on the website of the Green Energy Technologies Central Asia (GETCA) exhibition, says restrictions have been introduced on visas and entry into the Republic of Uzbekistan for Nigerians.
It advises affected travellers to contact the consular section of the Uzbek embassy in their country about entry in exceptional cases.
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The notice gives no reason for the measure, its start date or how long it will last.
Nigeria is not alone on the list. The same notice appears against some other countries and territories, including Ghana, Kenya, Egypt,Iraq and Bangladesh.
At the time of writing, no official statement from the Uzbek government on the measure had been found.
