Tag: TRAVEL ADVISORY

Insecurity: US orders its Embassy staff to leave Nigeria

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US orders Embassy staff

…Flags 23 states ‘No-Go’ areas The United States (U.S) Department of State has authorised the departure of non-essential personnel and their families from the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, citing a worsening and unpredictable security environment across Nigeria. In a travel advisory issued on April 8, Washington warned American citizens to reconsider travel to Nigeria, pointing to rising threats from crime, terrorism, kidnapping and civil unrest. The country remains classified under “Level 3: Reconsider Travel,” while 23 states have now been placed under the stricter “Level 4: Do Not Travel” category.…

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FG issues travel, safety warning for Nigerians in Iran, Gulf states

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FG issues safety warning

The Federal Government has advised Nigerians living in the Middle-East, particularly in the Islamic Republic of Iran and surrounding Gulf nations, to take extra security precautions following rising military tensions in the region. In a statement released yesterday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government said it is closely watching developments involving military operations reportedly carried out by Israel and the United States against targets in Iran, as well as subsequent retaliatory actions affecting parts of the Gulf. The advisory comes after reports of airstrikes targeting sites in Iranian…

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Insecurity: UK warns citizens against traveling to 6 Nigerian states

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UK warns citizens

The United Kingdom (UK)’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), has warned its citizens against traveling to six states in Nigeria, over what it described as escalating insecurity, violent crime, terrorism, and kidnappings across multiple regions. In the latest edition of its ‘Foreign Travel Advice’, published on the website of the GOV.UK yestetday, the FCDO stated that with the increasing insecurity across Nigeria, coupled with kidnappings, violent crimes, and intercommunal violence throughout all regions of Nigeria, its citizens should be mindful where they travel to. The advisory, which listed Borno,…

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UK adds Nigeria to methanol poisoning travel warning list

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UK methanol

The United Kingdom (UK)’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, (FCDO), has added Nigeria to its list of countries where British nationals are advised to exercise caution regarding the risk of methanol poisoning from contaminated alcoholic drinks. The new update is part of a larger update to the FCDO’s guidance, which now covers eight additional nations where reports of methanol poisoning have been reported. The eight countries added to the advisory list are: Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, Ecuador, Kenya, Peru, Uganda, and Russia. These countries join previously listed countries such as Thailand,…

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U.S. flags Nigeria, 15 other African countries in travel advisory over insecurity

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U.S. travel advisory

Nigerian travellers are among those now facing fresh restrictions after the United States (U.S.) placed 16 African countries on its high-risk travel advisory list, warning citizens to avoid or reconsider visiting these destinations due to worsening security threats, political instability, and health concerns. The updated advisory, issued in September 2025 by the U.S. Department of State, categorises countries under its four-tier system that ranges from Level-1, where citizens are urged to “exercise normal precautions,” to Level-4, which carries the strongest warning: “do not travel”. The State Department explained that its…

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UK revises travel advisory on Kaduna 

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UK on KD travel

…Signs new development framework The United Kingdom (UK) Government has revised its travel advisory for Kaduna State, moving it from the ‘Red’ to the ‘Amber’ category, a change that allows British citizens to travel freely to the state. This was disclosed by the Development Director of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Cynthia Rowe, during the signing of a new Mutual Accountability Framework (KaMAF) with the Kaduna State Government. Rowe explained that Kaduna had been classified ‘Red’ since 2022, but was moved to ‘Amber’ following improvements in the security…

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US flags 18 Nigerian states as ‘No-Go areas’ for its citizens    

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US flags Nigerian states

The United States government has issued a travel advisory warning its citizens against visiting 18 Nigerian states due to heightened risks of terrorism, kidnapping, violent crime, armed gangs, and inadequate healthcare services. The advisory, published on the website of the US Mission in Nigeria on Tuesday, classified the listed states under Level 4 – the highest security threat level – and urged Americans to avoid travel to these areas under any circumstances. It cited inadequate healthcare system, rising cases of kidnapping, terrorism, and violent crime by armed gangs as reasons…

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UK warns citizens against travelling to Kano, Rivers, Kaduna, 21 other States

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The United Kingdom (UK) government has warned its citizens against travelling to riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River over recent attacks and targeted killings. In addition to a travel advisory published on the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) website, British nationals were warned against all but essential travel to Abia, Anambra and Imo. FCDO cited the series of attacks on isolated roads and in remote areas and the recent increase of indiscriminate attacks on police and security infrastructure by armed men in the states as…

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Insecurity: US bans its citizens from visiting 18 Nigerian States

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Two days after the United States Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo, visited Nigeria as part of U.S. efforts to strengthen economic ties between both countries, the U.S. government has warned its citizens to reconsider travelling to Nigeria due to increased risk of crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed gangs in the country. The travel advisory, which carpets 18 states in all, excludes Lagos, 17 other states and the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). An updated travel advisory issued on September 20 by the U.S. Department of State included a flat…

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FG berates US, UK over frivolous travel advisories

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Federal Government has cautioned the United States,(U.S.) and United Kingdom (UK) over what it described as frivolous travel advisories. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this in Abuja yesterday, at the 25th edition of the President Muhammadu Buharis PMB Scorecard Series. According to the minister, three months after the US and UK embassies issued frivolous travel advisories warning their citizens to avoid Abuja, the federal capital, the city has remained safe. Recall that the two countries had warned their citizens to avoid the Nigerian capital due to the…

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