We Won’t Reverse Travel Ban Over FG’s Threat – UK

The British High Commission said the United Kingdom (UK) would not reverse its travel ban on Nigeria.

Gatekeepers News reports that the British High Commission, on Sunday, stated that the UK will not make a change on its travel ban because of a threat of retaliation by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The spokesman for the British High Commission, Dean Hurlock, said this while reacting to a statement by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, that the UK, Canada and Saudi Arabia would be put on Nigeria’s travel ban on Tuesday.

Hurlock stated that the UK had made it clear that travel abroad would be different this year, adding that the UK was sticking to its “standard background lines.”

He said, “The UK Government propose sticking to our standard background lines on whether ‘x’ country will put us on the red list and avoid getting into hypothetical situations.

“The UK government has been clear that travel abroad will be different this year and countries may impose border measures at short notice in line with their own coronavirus policies.”

He added that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office travel advice was kept under constant review and asked travellers to continue to check it for entry requirements of the destination they plan to visit.

“Travellers can also sign up for e-mail alerts on GOV.UK to get the latest updates as soon as they happen. We are in regular conversations with other countries about their travel policies,” Hurlock explained.

Culled from PUNCH