Nigeria, April 9 -- The Nigerian government has described as unbalanced a US advisory authorising the departure of non-essential personnel and urging Americans not to travel to the West African country.

Rabiu Ibrahim, a spokesperson to Nigeria's Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, urged Nigeria's partners to ensure balanced and up-to-date reporting that reflects the "progress being made" to secure Nigeria.

"We encourage our international partners to continuously engage with Nigerian authorities to obtain a more comprehensive and current understanding of the situation on the ground," Mr Ibrahim wrote in a statement posted on X on Thursday.

PREMIUM TIMES reported the US advisory which continues a tradition of hostile remarks by America...