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| Still current at: 27 November 2009
Updated: 24 November 2009 |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Terrorism/Security section (ceasefire announced by MEND extended indefinitely). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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Travel advice for this country
General
Insurance
We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance, including a provision for medical evacuation, before travelling. You should check and exclusions, that you insurance company provides a personal insurance cover for you in Nigeria, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake. For more information see our Travel Insurance page.
If things do go wrong when you are overseas then see our When Things go Wrong page.
We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance, including a provision for medical evacuation, before travelling. You should check and exclusions, that you insurance company provides a personal insurance cover for you in Nigeria, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake. For more information see our Travel Insurance page.
If things do go wrong when you are overseas then see our When Things go Wrong page.
Registration
We advise British nationals staying in Nigeria for three months or more to register at the British High Commission in Abuja, the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos, our Liaison offices in Kaduna and Port Harcourt, or with the Honorary Consuls in Kano and Warri.
Register with our LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency. More information about registering with LOCATE can be found here.
As many crimes involve the theft of British passports, you should keep a photocopy of your passport, separately from the passport itself. This will speed up the process of issuing a new one.
Nigeria is a cash economy. You should ensure that you bring enough currency (Sterling, US Dollars or Euros) to cover your costs. Travellers' cheques are difficult to cash in Nigeria. It is illegal to change money on the street. We advise against the use of credit cards throughout Nigeria.
Please note that all consular enquiries should be directed to the Deputy British High Commission in Lagos.
Abuja
British High Commission (Trade/Investment and Visa Sections)
Dangote House,
Aguyi Ironsi Street
Wuse
Abuja
Telephone: (00 234) (9) 413 2010/2011/3885-7
Facsimile: (00 234) (9) 413 4565 or 3552
Office Hours: GMT: 07:00-14:30 Monday-Friday
Local: 08:00-15:30 Monday-Friday
Lagos
Deputy British High Commission
11 Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island
Lagos
Telephone: (00 234) (1) 2619531, 2619537, 2619541
Duty Officer: (00 234) (0) 8034022765
Duty Officer: (00 234) (0) 8034022765
Facsimile: (00 234) (1) 2614021 or 2625940
E-mail: consular.lagos@fco.gov.uk
Office Hours: GMT 07:00-14:30
Local: 08:00-15:30
Port Harcourt
British High Commission Liaison Office
300 Olu Obasanjo Road
Port Harcourt
Rivers State
Telephone: (00 234) (84) 237173
Facsimile: (00 234) (84) 237172
E-mail: liaison@bhcph.com
Kano
Warri
Honorary Consulate
Unit 6, Jefia Estate
62 Enerhen Road
Warri
Delta State
Tel/Fax: (00 234) (53) 245523 or 255929
E-mail: melhenthorn@hyperia.com
Kaduna
British High Commission Liaison Office
3 Independence Way
Kaduna
Telephone: 002347057312993 or 07057312993 from inside Nigeria
Facsimile: (00 234) (62) 237267
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Contacts
Nigeria, Lagos, British Deputy High Commission
Address:
Deputy British High Commission
11 Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island
Lagos
Telephone:
Duty Officer - (00 234) (0) 8034022765
Fax:
(00 234)(1) 4613660 and 4613661
Email: consular.lagos@fco.gov.uk
Email: commercial.lagos@fco.gov.uk
Office hours:
GMT: Mon-Thurs: 0630-1430 and Fri 0630-1130
Local Time: Mon-Thur 0730-1530 and Fri 0730-1230
Website: http://ukinnigeria.fco.gov.uk/en/
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