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The following countries allow visa-free or visa-on-arrival travel for Nigerian citizens :

Countries and Territories Conditions of access

Africa;
Benin 3 months
Burkina Faso 90 days
Burundi Visa can be obtained upon arrival at Bujumbura Airport
Cape Verde 90 days
Cameroon 90 days
Chad 3 months
Comoros Visa issued upon arrival
Côte d'Ivoire 3 months
Djibouti 1 month visa issued on arrival
Gambia 90 days
Ghana 90 days
Guinea 3 months
Guinea-Bissau 90 days
Liberia 3 months
Madagascar 90-day visa issued upon arrival for MGA140,000
Mali 3 months
Mauritania 3 months
Mozambique 30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25
Niger 3 months
Senegal 3 months
Seychelles 1 month
Sierra Leone 3 months
Togo 3 months
Uganda 3 month visa isused on arrival for $50
Zambia 3 month visa issued on arrival for $50


Americas
Countries and Territories Conditions of access
Barbados 6 months
Dominica 21 days
Grenada 3 months
Haiti 3 months
Montserrat 3 months
Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 months
Turks and Caicos Islands 30 days


Asia
Countries and Territories Conditions of access
Azerbaijan 30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$100
Bangladesh 90 day visa issued on arrival for $50
Cambodia 30 day visa issued on arrival for US$ 20
Georgia Visa issued upon arrival
Laos 30 day visa issued on arrival for US$ 30
Maldives 30 days
Macau 30 day visa issued on arrival for 100 MOP
Timor-Leste 30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30


Europe
Countries and Territories Conditions of access
Kosovo 90 days


Oceania
Countries and Territories Conditions of access
Cook Islands 31 days
Fiji 4 months
Micronesia 30 days
Nauru 30 days
Niue 30 days
Palau 30 days
Samoa 60 days
Tuvalu 1 month
Vanuatu 30 days
Source; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_passport

child abuse!!!!

@justwise

If you are a student in Poland,or living legally in Poland,you dont need a visa to travel to France,infact you dont need a visa to all the shengen zones cause Poland is in the shengen zone,as long as you are a valid student or a legal resident,you can travel as you like within the shengen.Yes,you will need a visa to UK but it is very easy to get it,it is nothing compared to trying to get a UK visa in Nigeria and all the treatment people claim they go through in the hands of the officers.I have many friends in Poland that travelled to US this summer for 'work and Travel' and camp America,they are all Nigerians and it was damn easy for them.

isnt it better if the Romanian lady in question help you guys out?at least its her country and her language,besides she should know all the requirements and the right offices to visit.

oloriburukus, 

The late ace comedian Mohammed Danjuma once told a joke about the definition of faith. He said one of the definitions is the belief by a husband that the children his wife gave him are actually his.

While many would have found the joke crude, it is in fact a stark reality in marriage as many women literarily bring pregnancies for their husbands claiming it belongs to them.

However, these days for those randy wives, contraceptives which many women find a blessing, (helping them to plan their family and not just be a baby factory) also help them to ‘eat their cake and still have it.
So who is going for contraceptives…and why? The answers are as diverse as controversial.
ODEBIYI TOYIN
No, I won’t, on the fact that our body system varies from one another. It always has a negative effect on people. Some, after using it will not be able to conceive not until after several years. Some women might want to have a break in child bearing and will be unable to reverse the process.
MRS. EBULIE
Using of contraceptives, I believe is no sin or crime, especially for married women.
I can use it, provided I’ve had enough children for my husband and we have decided to settle for family planning. Contraceptives are meant for women who want to go in for family planning. Why raise so many children you don’t have the ability and resources to cater for? The use of contraceptive here is only meant for married women alone, aside this, it is an abuse and a risk for those who are unmarried; it could hinder or reduce their chances of having children in future or later when they expect one.

So, it is not advisable for young ladies or spinsters to use. They come in various ways and types: we have the pills, injection, the gel; there is one in a cone shape. The gel and injection prevents pregnancies by killing the sperm. Does not allow the sperm and egg fertilize.
But if a married woman would use anything to prevent her from getting pregnant, there are things she can do: the female condom helps as much a male condom; although the female condom is not very common but the easiest method, convenient way to prevent such unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
MRS SIMEON MARY
For what reason would I use any contraceptive?
I am married; I bring forth children which makes me and my family happy. Happiness has turn out to be my life and destiny. Children are gift from the almighty God who created man, for them to multiply on earth, so if I should do that am against the gift of God.
AMOSU ’DOLA
Why would I use a contraceptive? If I want to stop child bearing there are ways to go about it. To me it is not advisable to try your hands on any contraceptive; it could turn out against you later in life. God who created us has reasons why we have to be fruitful and if we now go behind to alter what He has destined for us, it will never remain the same. The word of God says we should be fruitful and subdue the earth; we have to be contented with whatever God does for us. There are many families seeking fruits of the womb; we should rather count ourselves lucky having children.
MRS ROSE KINGSLEY
Well, as for me, I am not interested in any use of contraceptive because, the first reason of marriage is to establish a happy family which is made up of children. So if i should do one, it means I’m destroying my family with my own hands. This could later bring trouble to me and my home because I’m trying to reshape what God had already destined for me and for the gifts He destines for me, (Children). I can't be against the free gift of God.
EGBAMUNO EJIRO
No, I will not accept contraceptives because there are other means of preventing unwanted pregnancies. My husband and I can afford to play safe through other means like withdrawal method or total abstinence from sex.
CHRISTOPHER JOSEPHINE
Yes, I can adopt taking one if I’m not ready for babies. There is nothing wrong with extending the time you are willing to have children, it is left to you and your husband to decide. But for me, I will accept it because I’m not in a rush to have babies because there are things one needs to achieve before babies come in.
MRS. ADEDEJI
This depends on individual and their reason for adopting that method.
For me, I don’t think I’m in love with the idea, no. I believe in natural things, I do not really like whatever has to do with additional services aside what God has done for us naturally.
Children are God’s gift, so adopting a family planning is like telling God you know the best for you. You are telling God that what He has for you is too much and you don’t need as much as He wants for you; in other words, you are telling him to hold the rest while you are satisfied with what you have.
People can never be satisfied with what they have, for example if we need more babies, we know the unrests, sleepless nights we go through. Now God has given in abundance but we still complain, what for? I would say, instead of the family planning, we can control ourselves through other simpler methods, rather than taking so much risk.
MATINA
It is better to follow one’s heart when it gets to the issue of child bearing. I wouldn’t really castigate those who engage in family planning because they best understand their systems. If you take a good look in the society today, you would see several aged couples who still make babies; some when asked would tell you it was a mistake, they never expected any baby. So, in cases where couples cannot stick to their words, they should rather go for counseling and decide what would be of help to them and their health.
MRS. WALE
I don’t have the smallest support for family planning. It could have a future disadvantage.
Remember, there is nothing as natural as what God gives that is why medical parishioners would always say, they only try their best but it is God that gives the perfect healing.
Only those who have had their child birth through series of surgical operation can be advised by doctors to put a halt to having more babies; and this is just for the safety of their lives and their children, aside that, I don’t think it is at all advisable.
Culled from ‘The Sun newspaper’


Nairalanders,what are your views on this matter?what do you think about the use of contraceptives?

Am a  Nigerian student  in Ukraine  .l was denial enter   to Paris  with my France schengen tourist visa, the boarder guard  said  l had no secure accommodation,l had a secured accommodation payed  for in full in advance for the duration of my stay with a voucher  from the hotel and my travel agent to proof my accommodation, Holding of a visa does not guarantee the right to enter the France  or any country but l felt l was wrongly denial entry because of my nationality   and my skin colour,because my visa was  canceled by the boarder guard .l have already gone to the french embassy with the travel agent and the embassy told me to write a complain letter  and attached copy of my hotel payment and a letter from the travel agent and send it to the headquarter of the boarder guard in Paris ,and which l have already written the detail letter  immediately and forwarded it to the boarder guard headquarter in Paris via Dhl courier service  , l await the reply of the boarder guard. Am yet to get a reply from the  boarder guard but l will like to travel to finland to visit my friend a Finnish citizen child naming ceremony  ,can l still apply to finland embassy or l have to wait for the reply of the France  boarder guard on my complain  before l can apply for a finland  schengen visa or any schengen visa .please l need your urgent reply.
   

2   Forums / Travel / Can L Apply For A Finland Schengen Visa Now  on: May 29, 2009, 06:45 AM 
Am a student  in Russia l was denial enter   to warsaw with my poland schengen tourist visa, the boarder guard  said  l had no secure accommodation,l had a secured accommodation payed  for in full in advance for the duration of my stay with a voucher  from the hotel and my travel agent to proof my accommodation, Holding of a visa does not guarantee the right to enter the poland or any country but l felt l was wrongly denial entry because of my nationality  as a Nigerian and my skin colour,l have already gone to the polish embassy with the travel agent and the embassy told me to write a complain letter  and attached copy of my hotel payment and a letter from the travel agent and send it to the headquater of the boader guard in warsaw ,and which l have already written the detail letter  immediately and forwarded it to the boarder guard headquarter in warsaw via Dhl courier service  , l await the reply of the boarder guard, l hope justice will be done, and no official cover up, Am yet to get a reply from the polish boarder guard but l will like to travel to finland to visit my friend a finnish citizen next month for his graduation ceremony,can l still apply to finland embassy since finalnd is also part of the schengen zone  or l have to wait for the reply of the polish  boarder guard on my complain  before l can apply to any schengen visa country.please l need your urgent advice.thank you
   

3   Forums / Travel / Re: Wrongly Denial Entry 

there is a confusion here,are you a student in Russia or you are a student in Ukraine?were you denied entry in Poland or in France?.

8–day-old baby drugged, dumped in uncompleted building
•Mum says it was excess luggage
By Vincent Ukpong Kalu(vin@sunnewsonline.com)
Saturday, May 16, 2009


If Nkechinyere Kanu, 28, an apprentice hair dresser in Lagos was actually the mother of eight-day old baby boy drugged and dumped in an uncompleted building, she must not have considered the biblical injunction that says children are the heritage of God.

Last March 19, Amangwu women in Arochukwu, Abia State were shocked to their marrows when one of them stumbled on a baby boy wrapped with a skirt, dumped in an uncompleted building and covered with cassava leaves.

Some of the women opened their mouths while some held their hands on their heads and others strapped their hands across their chests in bewilderment over a mother’s callousness to his baby.

With this shocking discovery and the need to save the baby that was still breathing, the women went to Amuvi Model Health Centre and told the nurses of the development and the need for them to see what they could do to save the baby.

The Chairman of the council, Mazi Chibuike Jonas was informed of the ugly development and directed the maternity to take good care of the baby until he returns from his journey. When he returned and was given a report of the baby, he was pleased and promised to take care of him.

Asleep for three days
For three days the baby was brought to the centre, he didn’t open his eyes or cry. He was brought on March 19 and never opened his eyes till 22nd after concerted efforts made by the doctor and nurses to save him. The three days sleep was as result of two tablets of phenegan administered on him by the mother. The only sign of life in him was his breathe. The baby was literally dead until midnight of March 22. He had started having running nose. Because of will power to survive, the nurses at the health centre named him Destiny.

Police come in
After some days when the baby was back to life, policemen came to the maternity and demanded that the baby be handed over to them on the order of the Divisional Police Officer. The matron was bold enough to tell them that it was not proper to do that considering the frail state of the baby. Moreso, it will not be right to do so without informing the people that handed him over to them. The policemen went and saw the baby.

After some days, the police resurfaced with a woman who claimed to be the mother of the baby. This happened when Jonas was around. The lady was asked some questions and the answers she gave were not convincing. Jonas directed the police to arrest her and carry out investigations to determine the veracity of her claims. He equally directed the doctor to carry out some examination on her.

I am the mother
Nkechinyere claimed that she lives at 7, Ijegun, Ijegun Akin Joe and gave birth to the baby on March 11, 2009 at Zion Hospital, Ijegun Satellite Town. She said her husband’s name is Kingsley Ogar from Cross River State.

According to her, after some disagreement with her husband she decided to return to her village to stay with her uncle since her parents were dead. She left Lagos with her two kids - a little girl of about four and her baby who may just be two days old then. She arrived her village on March15 while the baby was picked on the 19th. According to her, the last time she visited home was 2002 when her mother died. Her father died earlier.

When she got to her village, the community had razed her uncle’s house.
The community had accused the uncle of being evil and visited him with jungle justice. He was accused of raping a teenage girl and used a swab to collect the blood from the girl’s private part. The community alleged he was to use the blood for ritual purposes and in anger razed his house.

Nkechinyere told Saturday Sun that “it was when I got home that I learnt my uncle and the community had misunderstanding and they demolished his house. I got to my uncle’s house and saw the ruins of the house. When I asked around they pretended not to know and instead threatened to visit my uncle’s sin on me.”

As a result of the threat, she decided to throw away her child who had constituted an excess luggage to her in order to take care of herself. If she wanted to reinvent what Moses’ mother did in Egypt by dropping him at the bank of the river in order to save the life of her son then Nkechinyere went beyond the line by drugging the baby.

As she was roaming the village, the youth leader of the community said a day before the baby was picked, he saw Nkechinyere visit a drug shop to buy two tablets of phenegan which she must have administered on the baby. The driver who brought her from Aba confirmed that she was with a 4-year-old kid and a baby.

The okada man that carried her on the day the baby was dumped said the four-year-old girl with Nkechinyere was asking her mother about the baby. He said he didn’t understand what the little girl was asking her mother until the issue broke out.

It was a mistake
As she was wailing uncontrollably, Nkechinyere said she wanted her child back. She admitted that it was a great mistake. “Please pardon me. It was a mistake. I want my baby back. My parents are dead. My mother was the last to die in 2002. I had misunderstanding with my husband and decided to come home. I had to drug and dump the baby because of the manner the villagers were threatening to kill me over their disagreement with my uncle. The name of my husband is Kingsley Ogar from Cross River State.”

She was sobbing all through and unable to answer most of the questions put to her.
When asked how the boy would see him if he grows up and hears how she treated him, she said he would regard her as wicked mother.

One more thing, what about your intended means of sustenance while in Poland? Did you show that to them? Cause it is also a requirement before you can be allowed entry.

“Means of subsistence an alien should be in possession of when crossing the border of the territory of the Republic of Poland
1. An alien entering the territory of the Republic of Poland should present, on request of the Polish Border Guard, the following means of subsistence to cover expenses concerning to entry, transit, stay and departure from the territory of the Republic of Poland in the sum of:
• PLN 100 - per day of stay for persons over 16 years old, but not less then 500PLN or equivalent in a foreign currency;
• PLN 50 - per day of stay for persons under 16 years old, but not less then 300PLN or equivalent in a foreign currency.

2. An alien entering the territory of the Republic of Poland for the period not exceeding 3 days should possession the following means of subsistence to cover expenses in the sum of:
• PLN 300 or equivalent in a foreign currency for the person over 16 years old;
• PLN 150 or equivalent in a foreign currency for persons under 16years old.”

When did this happen? I don’t think it was because of your Naija passport, I have been to Poland too many times traveling from Russia and have never been disturbed by the boarder guards, infact i found them friendlier than the Russian immigration. Maybe you were suspected that you won’t return back to Russia, did you show them your school id card in Russia? I only hope your finger prints were not taken cause it means you might have been registered in the Shengen Information System ( SIS) and you might not be able to enter any shengen country in the near future.

What I see in Russia is that though the salaries are low, yet an average Russian live a decent life, they might not be rich yet they are far from suffering, power supply is constant, they don’t pay in the hospitals, schooling is free and the government give students studying in their Universities some money (stipendi) every month for good performance. But the things I really like in Russia are their vodka,piva and of course their jevushki .

yam pounder

http://www.okokchina.com/p/Electromechanical-Domestic-Appliances/Yam-Pounder-yam-pounding-machine-155625.html

Rest of mind, no fear of armed robbers, constant light, good roads, hot/cold water constantly running in your house. Fast internet, yet you do not have to be rich to have all these things. If you really want to see what poverty is, go to the streets and see the homeless kids, there are so many kids in Nigeria that cannot afford education, how many countries in the west will you see kids hawking when they are supposed to be learning? There is a wide gap between the poor and the rich which is not supposed to be so, its not all about money, it is about security, good welfare packages, where when you are sick, you don’t have to go borrowing before you can have access to quality health care, where you don’t have to be rich to have access to good and quality education. Many kids on the streets in Nigeria wanted to be a doctor,lawyer,engineer,but it will always be a dream for them,just because they cant afford it. Many graduates are out there, searching for jobs after years of sacrifices in the University/Poly,only the lucky few land a good job. These are the reasons why people are leaving naija and people will continue to leave naija in large number.

better buy a yam pounder,we used to have one but i dont know where my mum got it from.all you need do is to peel the yam and put it in the punder,press the cook button,when it is cooked,it makes an alarm and you turn the pound button.before you know it your 'iyan' is ready.

If he is not being deported for committing a criminal offence,i don't think he will have much problem at MMA,probably those guys will disturb him a little sha.

Mine is beans, i hate that thing.

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@poster.
Oficially,that thing takes about a month and you need all the documents mentioned by travelexpat,but you know our dear naija na,if you have the right connection at the Ikoyi office you'll get it in days without any of those documents.when i applied for mine few years ago,i didnt know anybody and it took me almost a month,infact my invitation letter almost expired.but when my friend applied few months ago,it took him days cause he knew someone.So try to get the right links,thats your best bet,unless,you might become frustrated.Wish you all the best mate.

@ poster.
Forget about visa free European countries my dear.as for Asian countries,i am not sure,maybe there is.try to google it.

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naija movies na pure opata!!!i no fit waste my time on them.i wonder when we will be able to produce films with superb story lines like;Slum Dogg Millionaire.

@poster
You are saying ur wife behaves like a kid,i bet u are behaving like a kid as well.how old u be self?u need to grow up.Be a man and talk to your wife about it,you no fit talk to ur wife,u come here come dey vex.

You can only apply for the e-passport now,and you have to be physically present at the embassy because your finger prints and picture will be taken,check the Nigerian immigration websites,the application form is available online;https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/index.htm
Wish you all the best.

I use UBA too,its okay.

@ mikkyangel

You are wrong,in some schools in Norway especially NTNU you will be asked to send your Documentation of financing: Name of sponsor, amount per year (with the minimum amount required per year as NOK 85 000,-) confirmation of scholarship, bank guarantee etc.alongside your final application form before it can be considered.

She will need to contact the local police in Dubai to report the missing passport, she should be issued a police report and with this she can get a new passport from Nigerian embassy in Dubai. As for the visas, I am not too sure but if she has a photocopy of the lost passport with the visa in it, it will be easier to replace the visa. She should contact the German and Dutch embassy for that.

Are you looking for places to visit in Russia?The Red square is definately the first stop for any visitor to Moscow.It is the most famous city square in Moscow, and arguably one of the most famous in the world. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia.There you will also find the St. Basil's Cathedral, the ultimate architectural symbol of Russia,the State History Museum with its huge collection of artefacts charting Russia’s past right back to the stone age and GUM Department Store, the largest shopping store in Russia,it is a great place to do your luxury shopping.


For bars,restaurants,hotels,shoppings, theaters & Concert Halls around Moscow,you can find loads of information on this site ; http://www.moscow.info/red-square/index.aspx

Moscow is very cold now,so dont forget to dress warm through out your stay.Hope i have been able to help.

All you need to do is to go to the nearest Nigerian Embassy to you to ask for the requirements for a visit visa,but i think nowadays you can do everything on line,check the Nigerian immigration website for information concerning visas,the applicaion guideline and the visa application form ;
https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/index.htm

Thanks a lot for the information.We are planning of living in Crascow,presently my girl is in Poland and she works there,she is from a small town near Crascow.I hope you are enjoying life in poland,hopefully this time next year i should relocate there.Do you speak the Language already?i think the language shoudnt be too hard for me to learn because i already have a good command of Russian and i know that they have a lot of similarities.

@segan
Thanks a lot for your valuable advise.We are going to get married in Poland.Please how long does it take you to get the TPR (temporary residence permit)which you use to get the entry visa in Nigeria.