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Nigeria’s Passport strength has fallen most sharply in the Henley Passport Index rankings over the past decade, with the highest point being in 2014 at 79th position when former President Goodluck Jonathan was in office.

The ranking, published by London-based immigration consultancy Henley & Partners, uses data from the International Air Transport Association to rank 199 passports’ access to 227 travel destinations.

Nigeria’s Passport strength rank came in at 92 for the year 2024, according to the latest rankings seen by MoneyCentral.

Nigeria which dropped (-13) is in bad company with the likes of Venezuela (-17), Yemen (-15), Syria (-13), Senegal (-11) and Bangladesh (-11) whose rankings fell the most over the ten year time period.

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On the flip side, the countries that have climbed the highest in the Henley Passport Index rankings over the past decade include: UAE (+46), Colombia (+27), China (+24), Georgia (+24), and Peru (+17).

Singapore edged past France, Germany, Italy and Spain to reclaim bragging rights as having the world’s most powerful passport.

Having a Singapore passport means getting visa-free entry to a record 195 global destinations, putting the city state at the top on the Henley Passport Index. The four European countries, which held the No. 1 spot earlier in the year, are now in second place along with Japan.

Seven nations take the third spot for the first time. Passport holders from Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea and Sweden can enter 191 places hassle-free.

The US dropped one spot to eighth place, extending its decade-long slide down the index. The former passport powerhouse held a joint first place with the UK a decade ago. The UK now ranks fourth.


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“The ability to travel visa-free to a wide array of destinations is no longer merely a convenience,” said Henley’s Chief Executive Officer Juerg Steffen. “It’s a powerful economic tool that can drive growth, foster international cooperation, and attract foreign investment.

Africa’s richest billionaire, Aliko Dangote, recently decried difficulties faced by him while travelling on the African continent as he said he needed 35 different visas on his Nigerian passport.

Afghanistan’s travel document, which allows visa-free entry to 26 destinations, remains the world’s weakest.

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..BATist are not interested in factual statistics..provide then with roasted electricity with a down payment statistics & see them hail the certificate fraud as doing his emilokan best to save Nigeria

-1). Quality of Appointees: Jonathan appointed high caliber people( Okonjo-Iweala, Akinwunmi Adesina, Amina Mohammed efc).

-2). Economic Growth and Development. Nigeria was the 3rd world's fastest growing economy and viable destination for DFI as our GPD was superb. Though the insecurity have started peaking us with the APC forcing it way to the center.

-3). Strength of the Naira: The naira was exchanging @ 216 = $1. But the demons in the APC said it is not OK. Today it is exchanging @ #1543

-4). International Diplomacy; The foreign relations of Nigeria was good as a lots of nations see in us the potential to become a world power. The Nigerian passport still commands high respect globally.

-5). Fuel/Energy. Petrol costs #96/liter but these wicked souls that were involved in the occupy and save Nigeria groups said no, it is so expensive that Jonathan broke his social contrast with Nigerians.

Today the APC have enslaved the same citizens with petrol @ #700/liter while the hypocritical lion-roaring activists of then have even refused to acknowledged the hardship their wicked political choice have inflected upon this nation. The argument have no ending.

The fact remains that President Jonathan left many good legacies comparable to the 2 Disasters and catastrophes that fought to disposed him based on their senseless, impactless, directionless and destructive presidency.

Okay

Tochi3:
.BATist are not interested in factual statistics..provide then with roasted electricity with a down payment statistics & see them hail the certificate fraud as doing his emilokan best to save Nigeria

Then a balabloo-blu-bulava that makes a townhall different from a gazelle gagara.

Is tinubu to blame for this too

yloikni:
Is tinubu to blame for this too

Yes !!!

He is the current President 😎😎😎

Country leaders normally negotiate reciprocal visa within themselves. He should do the same But instead na sleep sleep em dey do every time 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The dumbest people are the ones that would tell u it's the crimes committed by Nigerians that's responsible like really?

We are learners in crime compared to Russians, Indians, eastern Europeans, Columbians, many many countries

During Obj Dubai won't dare do what they did

During Obj never had anyone got rejected for UK visiting visa

Seychelles denying Nigerians visa when we contribute 40% of AU budget 100% of reserve budget

Silly reportage
What metrics do they use to rank these and what exactly pushed others forward and this one backward, just like FIFA ranking

Wetin concern GEJ for this one now

Apc the demonic party

When the fóolish man from Iragbiji finishes with Nigeria, Nigeria will definitely sink to oblivious mode. No one will ever remember that there was country called Nigeria. The idiot from Daura did his, it's now the turn of fóolish idiot from iragbiji..let the zoo sink.

yloikni:
Is tinubu to blame for this too

I love the way you people disassociate tinubu from buhari's failures and how you associate with him politically when necessary.

I blame the Igbos for not playing this same politics with the north, they've been forming the good guys forever while hurting themselves the more.

Join the Northerners and play this same dirty politics now or never

CyrusVI:
Silly reportage
What metrics do they use to rank these and what exactly pushed others forward and this one backward, just like FIFA ranking

Wetin concern GEJ for this one now

The ranking, published by London-based immigration consultancy Henley & Partners, uses data from the International Air Transport Association to rank 199 passports’ access to 227 travel destinations.

The last time Nigeria passport ranked relatively high was in 2014 when GEJ was in office. Now our passport rank closer to Venezuela and Yemen passports.

COMRADES are astonished over this matter, presidents Tinubu and Buhari came to take Nigeria back to the 19th century

What a shame!

Are we surprised? APC is a calamity that we shouldn't wish on anyone.

They are coming to say that the Nigerian passport was rated low by IPOB, funded by Obi to spite Tinubu