FULL LIST: With your Nigerian passport, you can visit these 47 countries without a visa

The Japanese passport has been ranked the most powerful
passport in the world with citizens enjoying
visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 190 destinations.

According to the Henley Passport
Index^[1] which depends on
data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA),
Nigeria gained visa-free access (net-free access) to three new
countries, bring its visa-free access to 47 countries.

Speaking on the methodology of the ranking, Henley said: “For
each travel destination, if no visa is required for passport
holders from a country or territory, then a score with value = 1 is
created for that passport.

“A score with value = 1 is also applied if passport holders can
obtain a visa on arrival, a visitor’s permit, or an electronic
travel authority (ETA) when entering the destination. These
visa-types require no pre-departure government approval, because of
the specific visa-waiver programs in place.

“Where a visa is required, or where a passport holder has to
obtain a government-approved electronic visa (e-Visa) before
departure, a score with value = 0 is assigned. A score with value =
0 is also assigned if passport holders need pre-departure
government approval for a visa on arrival, a scenario we do not
consider ‘visa-free’.”

Cambodia *

Maldives *

Timor-Leste *

Benin *

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Cape Verde Islands

Chad

Comores Islands *

Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Djibouti *

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya *

Liberia

Madagascar *

Mali

Mauritania *

Mauritius *

Mozambique *

Niger

Rwanda *

Senegal

Seychelles *

Sierra Leone

Somalia *

Tanzania *

Togo

Uganda *

Cook Islands

Fiji

Micronesia

Niue

Palau Islands

* Samoa *

Tuvalu *

Vanuatu

Barbados

Dominica

Haiti

Montserrat

St. Kitts and Nevis

Bolivia*

Iran *

Lebanon *

Countries with asterisk require visa on arrival.

OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED: IGP Idris Retires, Adamu is Acting
IGP

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, NPM,
mni retires today, 15th January, 2019 from service of the Nigeria
Police Force at the age of Sixty (60) Years.

2. The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,
Federal Republic of Nigeria has consequently directed that the
outgoing Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Kpotun Idris,
NPM, mni, hand over to the Assistant Inspector General of Police,
AIG Mohammed Abubakar Adamu,mni as the Acting Inspector General of
Police.

3. The outgoing Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Kpotun
Idris, NPM, mni deeply thank the President and Commander-in-Chief
of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria for the
opportunity given to him to serve under his administration as
Inspector General of Police. He also sincerely expresses gratitude
to all Nigerians across the Country for the cooperation and support
they accorded him and the entire personnel of the Force during his
tenure. He enjoined them to extend the same level of support and
assistance to his successor, Ag. IGP Mohammed Abubakar
Adamu,mni.

4. The Acting Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Mohammed
Abubakar Adamu,mni hails from Lafia, Nasarawa State and a holder of
BSc. Geography. He enlisted into the Force on 1st February, 1986 as
Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police.

5. Ag. IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu,mni is a versatile and
seasoned Police Officer, a professional per excellence. He attended
several Senior Officer Courses on Law Enforcement, Crime
Prevention, Control and Management within and outside Nigeria.
Before his appointment as the Acting Inspector General of Police,
he was a Directing Staff at the National Institute for Policy and
Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Plateau State. He was
Commissioner of Police in Ekiti and Enugu States and also Assistant
Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5 Police Command
Headquarters, Benin, Edo State.

Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA