The UK government gave the warning in the wake of increased
terrorist threat at the nation’s capital.
The warning was made known through an updated travel advice
on October 26th to British nationals by
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) which was posted on
its website.
It read: “The FCDO now advises against all but essential
travel to the Federal Capital Territory, including the city of Abuja.
“The updated advice outlines that there is an increased
threat of terrorist attack in Abuja. British nationals are advised to stay
alert, avoid non-essential travel within the city and follow the local news and
the advice of security authorities.”
It however noted that the British High Commission remained
open for essential services.
It added that the travel advice would constantly be reviewed
to make sure it reflects the current situation in Abuja and Nigeria.
It said FCDO travel advice exists to inform British
nationals so they can make decisions about travelling abroad.
It stressed that other states in Nigeria where it advised against all but essential travel
include Bauchi, Kano, Jigawa, Niger, Sokoto, Kogi, Abia, Plateau, Taraba,
within 20km of the border with Niger in Kebbi State and non-riverine areas of
Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers States.
The Federal Government on Thursday said it was seeking ways
to end the trend of Nigerians relocating abroad.
The government also noted that it would work towards
ensuring Nigerians were gainfully employed to discourage the need to travel
abroad.
The Minister of State for Science, Technology and
Innovation, Henry Ikoh, made the statement in Abuja while receiving the
Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organisation, Ms Deemah Yahya, who
paid him a courtesy visit in connection with the upcoming Digital Nigeria Day
Conference.
He said the government intended to correct the trend through
industrialisation, which could be achieved by synergising with the DCO in the
area of human capital development.
His word: “The synergy is what we require, capacity building
is key and technology transfer is what Nigeria and Africa in particular needs
at the moment so that the world can be a global village. We need to collaborate
in all areas to ensure harmony.
”If we collaborate and synergise in the area of human
capital development, it would guarantee industrialisation, when people are
gainfully employed and moved out from poverty, then Africans and Nigerians
would not be struggling to travel abroad because everything is here. We have
all the raw materials; what we really require in terms of digitalisation is for
us to cross fertilise ideas, train and retrain our people then things would be
better.”
Yahya said the group was in Nigeria to understudy her
digital ecosystem and understand who the players were.
She said, “We are very proud that Nigeria is a founding
member of the Digital Corporation Organisation, which is a multilateral
organisation that focuses on advancing the digital economy in member states. We
represent 12 countries, from three continents, representing 600 million in
population and $2 trillion in the GDP.
“We are very happy that Nigeria has been a founding member
and we are here not only to reiterate our commitment to empowering digital
economic transformation strategies of Nigeria but also to understand the
ecosystem of Nigeria, being the players in terms of government, private sector,
and civil society.
t is also for us to understand how the DCO can help support
the growth of Nigeria and hopefully be an enabler.”
There has been an increase in the rate of migration of
Nigerians to other countries.
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