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Nigeria suffers Africa’s biggest passport power decline in 20yrs
...World’s second-steepest fall globally Nigeria has recorded the steepest decline in passport power in Africa over the past two decades, highlighting how limited visa liberalisation, tightening global mobility rules, and weak reciprocal agreements have steadily eroded travel access for Africa’s most populous nation. Analysis of the Henley Passport Index (HPI) for January 2026, released on Tuesday, shows that the country’s passport has fallen 27 places over 20 years, sliding to 89th out of 199 countries from 62




