The British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has advised British people against any travel to Nigeria, Njenje Media News reports.
The FCDO in a statement today, stated that “all but essential travels to Nigeria, based on the current assessment of COVID-19 risks are advised against. From 0400 on Monday 6 December, Nigeria has been added to the red list for entering England”.
The state in Nigeria highly affected are listed below:
- Borno State
- Yobe State
- Adamawa State
- Gombe State
- Kaduna State
- Katsina State
- Zamfara state
- riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States.
The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the following states:
- Bauchi State
- Kano State
- Jigawa State
- Niger State
- Sokoto State
- Kogi State
- within 20km of the border with Niger in Kebbi State
- Abia State
- non-riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers States
The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the whole of Nigeria based on the current assessment of COVID-19 risks.
Njenje Media News recalls that, Nigeria was added to the travel red list to commenced 4am Monday 6 December following 21 cases of Omicron reported in England which are linked to travel from Nigeria.
