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Nigerian passport holders can apply for electronic visas to travel to 54 countries and territories, according to a 2026 global passport evaluation.
The destinations Include the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Singapore, Qatar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Rwanda and Thailand.
An eVisa allows travellers to apply for and obtain a visa electronically instead of going through the traditional paper-based process.
The evaluation, by travel platform eVisas.io, also found that Nigerians can travel to 26 destinations without a visa, while five countries offer visas on arrival.
“For the remaining 125 countries, a traditional visa application is required before departure,” the platform said.
The 54 destinations listed as offering eVisas to Nigerians are:
United Arab Emirates
Antigua and Barbuda
Anguilla
Albania
Angola
Bahrain
Burundi
Bahamas
Bhutan
Botswana
DR Congo
Colombia
Cuba
Djibouti
Ecuador
Ethiopia
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
Guyana
Hong Kong
Iraq
Iran
Kyrgyzstan
Cambodia
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Libya
Moldova
Madagascar
Mauritius
Maldives
Malawi
Malaysia
Namibia
Nicaragua
Papua New Guinea
Pakistan
Palau
Qatar
Singapore
Sierra Leone
Suriname
South Sudan
São Tomé and Príncipe
Thailand
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vietnam
Samoa
South Africa
Zambia
(Saturday PUNCH)
