Traveler's Guide to Living in Nigeria
Security and Travel Tips
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BEFORE YOUR TRIP
Before preparing for your trip, you ought to have a
first hand knowledge of the country you are visiting. Reading this type of book
is the kind of thing you should be doing. You will get useful information about
the country by reading the newspapers published daily from the country. You can
get information by getting materials from the country’s High Commission in your
country. To get a Nigerian visa, visitors and travelers should visit the
Nigerian High Commission nearest to them and make inquiry about requirements
and guidelines for visa applications.
The addresses of Nigeria’s missions abroad are
listed in this book including foreign embassies located in the country. You can
get information from various newspapers’ web sites. Nigeria’s press is one of
the most vibrant in Africa. Publishers and Editors in these newspapers are
always willing to offer assistance.
Tips for Foreigners and American Citizens
Foreigners wishing to come to Nigeria can contact
the Nigerian embassy in their country or countries nearest to them. These
embassies are listed
In chapter seven of this book. Besides, they can
also call their country’s embassy through the listed contact addresses in
Nigeria for information prior to departure. Nigerian embassies and other
foreign embassies also have information on their web sites. You can get to
these specific sites by searching on the Internet by typing the country of the
embassy and location. This is the easiest way of getting as much information
and contact addresses that you may require. American citizens can access travel
information, warnings of potentially dangerous spots on the Internet by
clicking on: http://travel.state.gov. They can also listen to travel warnings
and public service announcements by dialing the Office of the Office of
Overseas Citizens Services at (202) 647-5225.
Some useful web sites are;
http://www.thisdayonline.com
http://www.sunnewsonline.com
http://www.ngrguardian.com
http://www.cometnews.com.ng
http://www.global-south.org/AFRICA_CALLING/africa_calling_contents.htm
http://www.tell.org
e-mail addresses of some Nigerian newspapers
sunnewsonline@mail.com
postexpress@nova.net.ng
letters@ngrguardiannews.com
thisday@nigol.net.ng
nationalinterest@email.com
dailypunch@the-punch.com
vanguard@linkserve.com.ng
mail@cometnews.com
tribune@hyperia.com
fs@supernet300.com
letters@champion-news.com
tell@infoweb.abs.net
ssmagazine@yahoo.coo.uk
securitysafety@hotmail.com
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About the Book
Travelers Guide To Living In Nigeria:
Security and Travel Tips is a book that gives insight to foreigners who want
to visit Nigeria as well as Nigerians who don’t live the country and plan to
visit their loved ones after years of sojourn abroad.
The book highlights how travelers can move about
safely in Nigeria and survive perils that lurk around our ever-changing world.
It delves into issues on the people, security,
hotels, custom, laws, scams (otherwise known as 419) banks, embassies and
government institutions.
About the Author
Chief Patrick Keku is the publisher of Security and
Safety Magazine. He is also the
Director of Operations/CEO of Pahek Security Services Limited based in Lagos.
A retired Naval Officer, Keku had gone through
several securities training in Nigeria and overseas.
During service years, he engaged in Airport
Expedited Functions and as such he is very versatile in travel and tourist
requirements of this day.
He is a graduate of International Institute of
Security, London and American Detective Training School, Washington D. C,
USA. He was also in India and South
Africa for security training programs
A member of American Society for Industrial
Security, Keku is a Trustee and Founder, Nigeria Professional Security
Association. He is also patron of
Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bayelsa State.
Tunde Akingbade
Tunde Akingbade is a journalist, environmentalist
and playwright. He attended University
of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Institute of Journalism, Lagos, International,
Institute of journalism, Berlin, Germany and University of Calabar, Calabar for
his postgraduate degree.
A recipient of Nigeria Media Merit Award and Winner
Journalist of the Year 1992, Akingbade participated in the “Young African
Leaders” Program of the USIA in 1993 to study environmental protection efforts
across the United States.
He has traveled widely in Nigeria, USA, Germany, the
Netherlands, and India.
He is the author of Nigeria: On the trail of
the Environment, The Famished King and the Mystery Head.
His works have been presented at Free University,
Berlin, European Union of Science Journalists function in Budapest, Hungary,
British Council, Friedrich Ebert Foundation and British Voluntary Service
Overseas.
He has attended Climate Change Conferences in
Germany, the Netherlands and India. He
received the Artist’s Angel Award of the Vermont Studio Center, USA in 2001
which enabled him to write the mystery book; The Wizards Who Flew Into
America.