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Singapore's passport has once again been named as the world's most powerful going into 2026, according to the Henley Passport Index, published on Tuesday (Jan 13).  The index, which ranks 199 passports, places Singapore in first place with visa-free travel to 192 out of 227 destinations.  Japan and South Korea are ranked joint second with

Despite releasing passports to hundreds of applicants between August 1 and August 6, embassy officials have deliberately refused to issue a renewed passport to the applicant following SaharaReporters’ July investigation into the racketeering. The Nigerian Embassy in Qatar has targeted and penalised a Nigerian passport applicant for allegedly exposing how embassy officials were extorting fellow

Published: January 13, 2025 The Canadian passport was listed in the seventh position in a new global ranking of most powerful passports in the world in 2025. The ranking was done by global consultancy, Henley & Partners, and is based on the number of destinations Canadian passport holders can access without a prior visa. In

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has called on those who want to apply for their international passports, whether it is their first application or a renewal, to ensure that the data they submit matches that of their National Identification Number (NIN). The NIS issued this piece of advice via a statement on its verified Twitter

The Henley Passport Index, a recognised authority in rating passports from countries globally, has ranked Nigerian passport the 20th worst-performing travel document in the world for the third time in a row. Japan, whose citizens can access 193 countries without obtaining a prior visa, ranked first in the global passport ranking...