Foreigners now begging for Nigerian passports – NIDCOM

Thursday, October 22, 2026 -The Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says her office has received numerous appeals from foreign nationals interested in obtaining Nigerian passports.

Dabiri-Erewa made this known at a press briefing in Abuja, on Wednesday, October 21.

Dabiri-Erewa said the volume of requests had become significant, with some applicants asking her office to approach the President on their behalf.  She stated that many of these foreigners have developed interest in Nigeria while others are considering investments and stronger connections with the country.

“On my table, you see a lot of people telling us to beg the President to be able to give them Nigerian passports. Ask the Minister of Interior. It’s too much,” she said

To illustrate her point, she recalled a woman who told her team during a recorded interaction that she had visited Nigeria and did not want to return to her country of residence