🇳🇬 Nigeria visa requirements for Ghanaian, Kenyan and Nigerian travellers

Short tourist or visit trip on an ordinary passport. Reviewed 11 October 2026.

Ghanaian passport holders can enter without a visa or get one on arrival.

Do I need a visa for Nigeria?

Passport	Entry for a short visit
Ghanaian passport	No visa needed ECOWAS visa exemption
Kenyan passport	Check first Check the current Nigeria category and tariff
Nigerian passport	Own country

Nigeria visa fees

Ghanaians: ECOWAS visa exempt

Not applicable for an exempt short visit

Kenyan applicants must check the current Nigeria category and tariff

Where to apply

For exempt visits no overseas visa submission address is needed. Use the entry rules above for passport exceptions, arrival permits and pre-travel declarations. Where a visa is required, use the authority listed with the fee.

Nigeria Immigration Service portal

Entry count is grant-specific: use the visa or approval actually issued. No blanket single or multiple entitlement is stated.

Emergency numbers in Nigeria

Police 112 · Fire 112 · Ambulance 112 · 112 is the emergency contact, but a nationwide ambulance response is not assured; use the nearest hospital and your insurer when necessary.

Before you go

Lively, entrepreneurial and diverse, with more than 250 ethnic groups; Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo are the largest. Respect for age and titles is important. The north is mostly Muslim and more conservative; the south is mostly Christian.

Do

Greet elders first and use titles (Sir, Ma, Chief, Doctor)
Dress conservatively, especially in the north
Use your right hand to give and receive
Agree taxi or ride-hail fares before you set off

Don't

Don't photograph government buildings, police or military
Don't point the open palm at someone — it can be read as an insult
Don't carry large amounts of cash openly

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