No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for Nigeria?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Nigeria. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Cape Verde: the passport opens 39 countries visa-free; Praia — Abuja: ≈ 3,430 km, about 5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Nigeria without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

Yes, citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Nigeria. A valid passport is enough.

Nigeria visa rules at a glance

With a Cape Verde passport you can visit 39 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cape Verde passport ranks 125th of 199.
Cape Verde passport: visa-free access to 39 countries; Nigeria passport: 26.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Nigeria can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Togo, Benin, Barbados, and Dominica.
Citizens of Nigeria, in turn, don’t need a visa for Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Nigeria

Travelling to Nigeria: good to know

Praia — Abuja: about 3,430 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Abuja 14:00.
Local currency: Nigerian Naira.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NGN 1,329.
Nigeria is the 18th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.