The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Chad and the Republic of the Congo will open their borders visa-free to Nigerian travelers on January 1st, 2027. The bilateral decision gives a green light to seamless travel across two major Central African nations. Passport holders will soon cross these regional borders without paying hefty visa fees or navigating heavy red tape. Diplomatic envoys…
Ten additional passport offices across northern and southern Nigeria will have their booklets produced exclusively in Abuja from Monday, August 10, 2026, a shift that triggered fears of a service shutdown and forced the Nigeria Immigration Service into a public clarification on Wednesday. The Service, in a post on its official X handle, dismissed suggestions…
Nigeria’s global passport ranking has improved by six places since President Bola Tinubu took office in May 2023, yet the actual number of countries that Nigerians can enter without a prior visa has quietly shrunk, presenting a contradictory picture of progress and decline. According to the April 2026 edition of the Henley Passport…
The Nigerian passport is climbing the global charts. While it rose six places on the Henley Passport Index to rank 89th this April, the move is an optical illusion. The rise stems from the collapse of other failing states rather than its own strength. In reality, the list of countries willing to welcome Nigerians without…
Nigerians have been clamouring for more efficient ways of processing passports as the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) appears to be overwhelmed by the avalanche of applications and the human traffic that throng its headquarters to apply for or renew international passports, as well as visa. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola seemed to have hearkened to…