Nigeria - They Say, We Say...

Other countries say...

"Sadly, the culture of corruption is too deeply embedded to disappear through Presidential good intentions alone. Campaigners despaired when members of the Senate rejected the President’s proposal that acceptance of gifts should be disallowed. Nigeria duly remains in the bottom ten of the Corruption Perceptions Index compiled by Transparency International and the government’s anti-corruption body has been unsuccessful in securing a single conviction in 5 years. " One World UK

"You should arrange to be met on arrival at all Nigerian international airports by someone who knows you or who properly identifies himself (bogus greeters are a problem).

"There are frequent reports of robberies and carjackings, some involving armed gunmen, on Nigeria's road network. You should be vigilant when travelling on all major roads within Nigeria. You should avoid travel after dark outside cities. You should also take care after dark within cities, avoiding secondary roads and areas where other traffic is light. You should be particularly vigilant when sitting in traffic jams or at traffic lights at night. You should keep your car windows and doors locked and valuables out of sight.

"There are authorised as well as unauthorised vehicle checkpoints throughout Nigeria. Some are for security checks, others to extort small payments of money. You should slow down at any type of checkpoint and use common sense at all times.

"Public transport is dangerous. Taxis and long distance buses are poorly maintained and are often driven by fraudulent drivers. Most major hotels offer cars for hire with drivers. We would recommend that you use these where possible. "The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Nigerians say...

"Nigeria, with a land mass of over 356,000 square miles is a country with spectacular sights ,a wide range of fauna and exciting places for vacationing, exploration and sightseeing. The country is blessed with tropical rain forests, savannah grasslands, mangrove swamps and the sahel savannah near the Sahara.

"Visitors to Nigeria will be thrilled by the marvels of nature that abound in the land, rare, amazing plants and animals seen only on special television programmes or magazines. These plants and animals live in their natural habitats undisturbed by man. Nature has also endowed Nigeria with many natural resources and with some of the wonders of the natural world, which can be viewed by visitors to those locations."Nigerian Government.