Almost six years after Nigeria was declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organisation, the Kingdom of Bahrain has refused to remove the Ebola Visa ban placed on the country's passport holders. Nigeria experienced Ebola outbreak in July 2014 when a Liberian American, Patrick Sawyer, who was infected with the disease flew into Murtala Muhammed International…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied allegations of shortage of passport booklets in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there have been complaints by some Nigerians over their inability to get the passport booklets from the NIS. An investigation carried out by a NAN correspondent at the NIS headquarters in…

Jonathan (Not real name) left Nigeria some years ago to escape what he said was hardship and hopelessness back in Benin, a major city in Edo State, Nigeria. Jonathan is one of the lucky who escaped abroad and made a decent living out of the toil and grind of living in Europe. He's made the…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the validity of Nigerian passports issued in the country should be increased from five to 10 years. Comptroller-general of Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammed Babandede Thursday at the Ikoyi passport office in Lagos, also said that the president has approved improved security features and quality for the passport…

Travel document, popularly referred to, as passport is a symbol and pride of a nation that every citizen would wish to hold with dignity. Most developed nations consider...

The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) says it has arrested over 20 suspects who specialised in counterfeiting entry visas of some foreign countries.

Five months ago, I found myself hauled into the back of a police truck and driven off to a police station in Seme, Benin Republic. Thinking back and trying to make sense of the entire debacle, it still seems like an out-of-body experience.....

Having a third world passport can make travelling a chore. You cannot just wake up one morning and say you want to visit some countries. The hassle of getting a visa to some countries can be quite annoying and even be discouraging. You will be required to go through a process of rigorous and costly…