The Nigerian passport has seen a further down-grade in a new report released by Henley & Partners, a London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm.
The passport now ranks 98th out of 199 below that of other African countries such as Malawi, Niger, Chad, Zimbabwe, Uganda and The Gambia.
The development was revealed in the quarterly passport index which is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
IATA maintains the world’s largest database of travel information.
The Q1 2022 index cross-examined the passports of 199 countries with 227 travel destinations; and ranked these passports based on global access and mobility.
Each passport is scored based on the number of destinations that the holder can access visa-free. This also applies if passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival, a visitor’s permit, or an electronic travel authority upon entry.
Japan and Singapore ranked highest with passports gaining access to 192 countries.
The United States and the United Kingdom ranked seventh while Yemen, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan settled at the bottom five.
Ranking highest in Africa is the Seychelles passport which has visa-free access to 152 countries. Botswana and Namibia ranked second and third with 86 and 78 countries, respectively.
In as much as Nigeria rose five places compared to the Q4 2021, Malawi (76th), Niger (90th), Chad (90th) The Gambia (75th), Uganda (76th), Zimbabwe (78th) and Sierra Leone (80th).
All the listed countries ranked above Nigeria and Ethiopia, which tallied at 98th.
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