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The Nigerian passport has ranked 89th place out of 199 in the 2026 Henley Passport Index.

The index is updated annually, and is premised on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), and expert analyses on latest shifts in passport power.

Last July, the passport placed 88th — its highest ranking in five years. It later slippedto the 94th position as the year drew to a close.

Henley & Partners, the travel firm, receives exclusive data from the IATA, which forms the basis of the index.

The latest ranking was released in January.
Nigeria shared the 89th position with Myanmar — with a visa free score of 44.

The index defines its visa free score as the total number of destinations for which passport holders do not require a visa, but also applies if travellers can obtain a visa on arrival, a visitor’s permit, or an electronic travel authority (ETA) when entering the destination.

In Africa, the Nigerian passport was only ranked above the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, Libya, and Eritrea, retaining its spot as the seventh least desirable passport on the continent.

Seychelles retained its spot as Africa’s most favoured passport, followed by Mauritius and South Africa.
Singapore’s remained the most powerful passport, with access to 192 nations, while Afghanistan still ranked last, with access to 24 countries.

Zeesugar:
It is good to know that Nigerian passport is improving and we can do better.

Zeesugar:
It is good to know that Nigerian passport is improving and we can do better.

Ejyksneh:
Do we attribute it to Tinubu too?
Because even if you impregnate your wife now, agbado gangs will say it's Tinubu.
If my wife delivers twins, na still Tinubu.
I haven't eaten any food since morning, na still Tinubu

Idaytesj29:
Wait for Unknown Gunmen people to come and call it useless. As if it not their drug peedling across the world that rendered the passport useless in the first place

Baasiit:
We will get to the top soon.
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I’ve been looking at how this plays out in real business situations, from simple content to customer engagement, and it’s quite interesting.
Curious what people here think

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Austema:
Insecurity is the biggest challenge.

TERRORISM is a threat to TOURISM

Ejyksneh:
Do we attribute it to Tinubu too?
Because even if you impregnate your wife now, agbado gangs will say it's Tinubu.
If my wife delivers twins, na still Tinubu.
I haven't eaten any food since morning, na still Tinubu

Idaytesj29:
Wait for Unknown Gunmen people to come and call it useless. As if it not their drug peedling across the world that rendered the passport useless in the first place

femi4:
Climbing with nothing to show for it

nedekid:
Why are you looking far, anything are a threat to tourism, police is even more of a threat than fulani.
Someone will leave Heathrow, they did not search him, fly to Doha, they did not search him, land murital Muhammed airport, they did not search.
He will then get a car to take him to his hotel, police will stop him in the middle of no where and tell him to bring out all his luggage for search, infact tell him he must come to the police station for comprehensive searching. Now that is a Nigerian, a citizen of this country. Imagine if it is a person that visits from Ghana or Benin republic, drives down to go and visit Eg oluomo rock for tourism or drives all the way to benin to visit the obas palace, no be die the person dey?

Ejyksneh:
Do we attribute it to Tinubu too?
Because even if you impregnate your wife now, agbado gangs will say it's Tinubu.
If my wife delivers twins, na still Tinubu.
I haven't eaten any food since morning, na still Tinubu

Austema:
I bought a power bank and they said I should charge for 12hours straight before I use it.

If I get 12hours light in my area I for buy power bank?🙄

fabolouz1:
Personally all these statistics matters little as long as we can't meet the basics for the citizenry.
Insecurity, poor health care , sanitation , electricity, affordable housing and good road networks . Despite the huge revenue over the years , these things are out of reach to millions of the populace.

OgundeleTeju:
The Nigerian passport has ranked 89th place out of 199 in the 2026 Henley Passport Index.

The index is updated annually, and is premised on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), and expert analyses on latest shifts in passport power.

Last July, the passport placed 88th — its highest ranking in five years. It later slippedto the 94th position as the year drew to a close.

Henley & Partners, the travel firm, receives exclusive data from the IATA, which forms the basis of the index.

The latest ranking was released in January.
Nigeria shared the 89th position with Myanmar — with a visa free score of 44.

The index defines its visa free score as the total number of destinations for which passport holders do not require a visa, but also applies if travellers can obtain a visa on arrival, a visitor’s permit, or an electronic travel authority (ETA) when entering the destination.

In Africa, the Nigerian passport was only ranked above the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, Libya, and Eritrea, retaining its spot as the seventh least desirable passport on the continent.

Seychelles retained its spot as Africa’s most favoured passport, followed by Mauritius and South Africa.

Singapore’s remained the most powerful passport, with access to 192 nations, while Afghanistan still ranked last, with access to 24 countries.
https://www.thecable.ng/nigerian-passport-climbs-to-89th-spot-in-global-ranking/