Travelling to Nigeria
In short
0 of the 21 passports we cover can visit Nigeria without a visa. Find yours below, or check your whole trip.
Entry requirements by nationality
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What you can bring
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- Alcoholallowed, within limitsSpirits up to 1 litre and wine up to 1 litre, duty-free, under the Nigeria Customs Service's passenger baggage concessions for consumable goods
- Cashallowed, declaration may be requiredTransportation of cash or negotiable instruments in excess of US$10,000 (or its equivalent) into or out of Nigeria by an individual must be declared to the Nigeria Customs Service
- Dronesdepends on specificsDrones over 250 g must be registered with the NCAA, and you need a certificate plus authorisation for each flight.
- Fresh producedepends on specificsNAQS enforces phytosanitary certificates for importing plants and plant products, and has prohibited imports of cassava stem and plant parts (Cassava Brown Streak Disease).
- Meat & dairydepends on specificsThe Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) says a sanitary/health certificate, laboratory test results for specific diseases and an import permit are essential requirements for importing animals and animal products; a permit takes 5 working days.
- Tobaccoallowed, within limitsCigarettes, cigars, or tobacco of all kinds up to 200 grammes total weight, duty-free
- WeaponsprohibitedThe Nigeria Customs Service's list of goods whose importation is absolutely prohibited explicitly bans air pistols, pistols disguised in any form, and weapons/ammunition designed to discharge noxious liquid or gas.
Recent changes to Nigeria's rules
- 2026-10-19Re-cite statute-mirror rows to official texts or withdraw them
- 2026-10-19Re-read August customs sources; correct and re-date 46 rows
- 2026-10-19Re-check August entry rows for Canada, Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria and Australia
- 2026-10-19Re-check August entry-requirement rows; re-date 128 confirmed against current sources
- 2026-10-18Remove inference and editorial wording from 16 customs rows
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-12. Official source