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Nigeria visa for citizens of Russia

Citizens of Russia need an e-visa to travel to Nigeria. It is issued online, with no embassy visit. Official processing time is not published. Visago fills in and submits the application for you; the all-in price starts at $29, government fee included.

For citizens of Russia: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; Moscow — Abuja: ≈ 5,820 km, about 8 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to Nigeria without a visa on a Russia passport?

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Nigeria visa rules at a glance

With a Russia passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 61 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Russia passport ranks 79th of 199.
Russia passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Nigeria passport: 26.
Citizens of Russia and Nigeria can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Cape Verde, Seychelles, Dominica, Barbados, Haiti, Micronesia, Kiribati, Vanuatu, and Fiji.
Citizens of Nigeria, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Russia. Russia visa for citizens of Nigeria

Travelling to Nigeria: good to know

Moscow — Abuja: about 5,820 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: Moscow 12:00 — Abuja 01:00.
Local currency: Nigerian Naira.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NGN 1,329.
Nigeria is the 89th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Russia.