Nigeria Travel Advice: FCDO Warns Against Travel to Parts
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has updated its travel advice for Nigeria, warning against travel to parts of the country. FCDO advises against all travel to Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Katsina, and Zamfara states; and against all but essential travel to Bauchi, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto, Niger, Kogi, Plateau, Taraba, Kwara, Benue, Abia, Imo, and non-riverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers states. The latest update includes information about IVF, fertility treatment scams, and overseas adoption.
Impact and considerations
This advice provides specific security risk information, helping business travelers assess trip risks and avoid high-risk areas.
Key points
- FCDO advises against all travel to parts of Nigeria, including Borno, Yobe, etc.
- Advises against all but essential travel to several states, including Kaduna, Kano, etc.
- Latest update includes IVF, fertility treatment scams, and overseas adoption.
- Travel insurance may be invalidated if traveling against advice.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 13 Jul 2026, 22:10
- Page published
- 12 Aug 2026, 14:21
- Last updated
- 20 Aug 2026, 22:18
- Original links
- FCDO Travel Advice：Nigeria travel advice (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 19 Mar 2013, 08:00