By: Ikenna Oluka
Visa requirements for travellers are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of other states on citizens of Nigeria or other countries.
So, what is the number of countries and territories Nigerian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to?
What is the ranking of the Nigerian passport in terms of travel freedom and which African countries is the best ranked?
Note that where visa-free access is permitted, such access is not necessarily a right, and admission is at the discretion of border enforcement officers.
Visitors engaging in activities other than tourism, including unpaid work, may require a visa or work permit.
GRASSROOTS.NG brings you the most powerful passports in Africa:
1. Seychelles
World ranking: 21
It holder can enter 104 jurisdictions on visa-free31 Visa on arrival 63 required visa
2. Mauritius
World ranking: 25
Visa free: 99Visa on Arrival: 32Visa required: 67
3. South Africa
World ranking: 44
Visa free: 64Visa on Arrival: 33Visa required: 101
4. Botswana
World ranking: 58
Visa free: 49Visa on Arrival: 28Visa required: 121
5. Lesotho
World ranking: 59
Visa free: 47Visa on Arrival: 29Visa required: 122
6. Swaziland
World ranking: 60
Visa free: 46Visa on Arrival: 29Visa required: 123
7. Malawi
World ranking: 61
Visa free: 44Visa on Arrival: 29Visa required: 125
8. Kenya
World ranking: 62
Visa free: 39Visa on Arrival: 33Visa required: 126
9. Namibia
World ranking: 63
Visa free: 99Visa on Arrival: 42Visa required: 127
10. Gambia
World ranking: 64
Visa free: 45Visa on Arrival: 25Visa required: 128 Ghana is ranked on 15th on the list, while Cameroon and Nigeria are ranked 45th in Africa. Ghana holder can enter 39 countries on visa-free.
Nigeria and Cameroon are ranked 81 in the world. Nigerian holder can enter 23 jurisdictions on visa-free, 27 visa on arrival and 147 required a visa.
For Cameroon, a holder can enter 19 nations on visa-free, 31 on visa on arrival and 148 required a visa from the country’s holder.