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Ghana visa rules for Nigeria passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Nigeria passport holders can visit Ghana visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

passport.mfa.gov.ghMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana (Ghana Passport Services)Checked 30 Oct 2026

Nigeria ECOWAS ✓ ✓ ✓ 90 days

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a valid Yellow Fever vaccination certificate.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the applicant's intended date of departure from Ghana and must have at least 3 blank pages.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Ghana passport holders need to visit Nigeria.

Ghana passport Nigeria

Visa-free · 90 days

Maximum stay
Up to 90 days

ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States: Republic of Benin, Burkina Faso, Republic of Cape Verde, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Republic of The Gambia, Republic of Ghana, Republic of Guinea, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Liberia, Republic of Mali, Republic of Niger, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Republic of Senegal, Republic of Sierra-Leone, Togolese Republic.

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Nigeria passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Accra, nearest first.

  1. TogoLomé, about 170 km from AccraVisa-free · 30 days
  2. BeninPorto-Novo, about 330 km from AccraVisa-free · 90 days
  3. Côte d’IvoireYamoussoukro, about 580 km from AccraVisa-free · 90 days
  4. Burkina FasoOuagadougou, about 770 km from AccraVisa-free
  5. NigerNiamey, about 920 km from AccraVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Accra

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Accra, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 32.6°CLow 24.6°CRain 10 mm
  2. FebHigh 33.0°CLow 25.5°CRain 25 mm
  3. MarHigh 33.1°CLow 25.6°CRain 54 mm
  4. AprHigh 32.7°CLow 25.5°CRain 81 mm
  5. MayHigh 31.8°CLow 24.8°CRain 129 mm
  6. JunHigh 29.9°CLow 24.0°CRain 174 mm
  7. JulHigh 28.9°CLow 23.6°CRain 52 mm
  8. AugHigh 28.6°CLow 23.0°CRain 20 mm
  9. SepHigh 29.8°CLow 23.5°CRain 48 mm
  10. OctHigh 31.1°CLow 24.1°CRain 87 mm
  11. NovHigh 32.1°CLow 24.9°CRain 43 mm
  12. DecHigh 32.3°CLow 24.7°CRain 31 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 11 to 22 years between 1992 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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