Following travel advisory by the United States, the Federal Government yesterday said there is no cause for panic by Nigerians.
It also said it will ensure the safety and well-being of all Nigerians and visitors.
It said security and intelligence agencies have been constantly at work, foiling threats, and neutralizing bandits.
It said the Nigerian Air Force has been busy with successful airstrikes against criminals and terrorists in the Northeast and Northwest.
It allayed fears that the crisis in Niger Republic might fuel terrorism in Nigeria.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alh. Mohammed Idris, who spoke at a session with journalists, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was determined to secure the country.
The interactive session was attended by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Mr. Bayo Onanuga; the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Mr. Tunde Rahman; the Director-General, National Orientation Agency(NOA), Alh. Lanre Issa-Onilu; the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Tope Ajayi and the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Alh. Ali. M. Ali.
Others included the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr. Charles Ebuebu and the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace.
But the Minister said travel advisories do not achieve anything other than needless panic.
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