The United Kingdom has warned its citizens against travelling to some parts of Nigeria.
The warning is contained in the latest Nigeria travel advice published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)yesterday.
The advisory, updated on August 20, listed 11 states,- Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Katsina, Zamfara, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River-as no-go areas for its citizens.
It said other states and the Federal Capital Territory could be visited by them if essential.
The FCDO cautioned travellers that ‘no travel can be guaranteed safe’ and urged those planning trips to Nigeria to read the travel advice.
It also advised travellers to ‘research your destinations’ and ‘get appropriate travel insurance’ if they opt to travel.
Seized/ forfeited assets: Auctioneers ask Tinubu to order probe of MDAs
The Nigeria Auctioneers Association(NAA) has accused some federal ministries, departments and agencies of violating due process in the disposal of seized and forfeited properties.
The association’s National President, Musa Kurra, told reporters at a news conference in Abuja yesterday that their acts cost the Federal Government billions of naira.
Kurra consequently called on President Bola Tinubu to order an investigation into the alleged illegal auctions.
He stated that the law requires government agencies that seized or forfeited properties to engage qualified valuers to determine their worth and appoint licensed auctioneers to dispose of them.
According to him, some of the MDAs created internal structures to conduct auctions themselves, thereby bypassing licensed auctioneers and exposing the government to revenue losses.
He said: ‘Most ministries and agencies have become auctioneers on their own. They don’t care about due process anymore. This is not good for the government. There are a lot of properties worth billions, if not trillions, of naira that are being wasted.’