Ordinarily, Nigerians should obtain Zambian visa at the point of entry into that country but latest development indicate that Zambia authorities have changed their mind on free visa application requirements for Nigerians.
The country said in its website that Nigerian nationals and some others going to Zambia as private/ business visitors or in transit shall apply for visas at Zambian Missions abroad. It however said the nationals who come to Zambia on confirmed Government business could obtain their entry visas at Zambian Missions abroad or points of entry upon production of official invitation letters.
The Minister in charge of Zambia’s Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Given Lubinda told BusinessDay in Lusaka that Nigeria suppose to be in the preference list whose nationals will obtain visa at point of entry. “We will look into it”
Probably aware that Nigeria has been excluded from the free visa requirement until at the point of entry, Lubinda however said it is in the interest of Zambia that more Nigerians visit the country as it is through such visits that bi-lateral trade between both countries can grow. Zambia buys cotton from Nigeria.
It is not clear why friendly Zambia subjected Nigerian nationals among those countries that require visa before entering the country but sources have linked it to security challenges in Nigeria at the moment.
Source: Business Day
LOL! Abeg they can keep their visa, who dey go Zambia anyway?
ReplyDeleteWELL....I MEAN...WHO IS GOING TO ZAMBIA ANYWAY!!
ReplyDeleteJUST LOOKING FOR ATTENTION
"sources have linked it to security challenges in Nigeria at the moment." I thought as much that this would be the reason. You can't blame them though.
ReplyDeletechoi..nigeria don suffa sha
ReplyDeleteLol
DeleteMtchewww na dem sabi!!!
ReplyDeleteIt doesnt surprise me bcos Nigerians are pariahs worldwide.
ReplyDeleteI believe the security problems we are having is beginning to hav effects
ReplyDeleteI have been to Zambia previously on three occasions in the past three years and I required a visa as a Nigerian national from their embassy abroad. This isn't anything new. Most recently is Singapore where it was visa free for Nigerians, but it is no more the case. Naija don suffer we'll well
ReplyDeleteWho even goes to Zambia.....RUBBISH. tHEY SEF WANNA FEEL IMPORTANT
ReplyDeletei cant blame them
ReplyDeleteha ha ha aunty linda u no go kill me o which kind story be dis. zambia . am still lalffing wetein we wan go find for zambia nna c me c wahala. person never go better country finish na o/level zambia abeg jor next stroy
ReplyDeletemshew. who wants to visit them anyway????? ok bye
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i dnt blame em nao, dey are jus tryn 2play safe. With all dis bombing wahala nigeria is goin tru..dey dnt wana b victims too..
ReplyDeleteSo evn Zambia don dey reject us? I reserve my comments... Nekwanu zambia bikonu
ReplyDeleteGo Zambia, go Zambia.........
ReplyDeleteDo I blame them! When our own country is slacking. All they know is bribe.
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let them hold their country,Nigeria far best Zambia in all ramification.they too should not come to Nigeria without permission
ReplyDeleteIt is not clear why friendly.................wat is not clear??it is definitely clear t evry dick and harry dt Nigeria is fast turning into a terrorist country...check d list n knw if u wl see Iran,Iraq,Somalia etc there...u v been branded a terrorist country and dt it shall remain til is needed t b done sld b done...sis Linda,u v neva posted my comment Eva since i started using ur blog
ReplyDeletewho wants to go to zambia before? mtchweeeeeee
ReplyDeleteWho dey go Zambia tho?? Lol. Let them do whatever, no one gives a fuq, no one knows them.
ReplyDeleteZambians should eat lots of dicks.
ReplyDeleteNa wa o, even Zambia.Choi, my pple av suffered.
ReplyDeleteI LAUGH IN IDOMA.....ZAMBIA KE...PLEASE WHERE ARE THEY ON THE MAP....
ReplyDeleteI HOPE NIGERIANS HAVE NOT GONE THERE TO MISBEHAVE????
we neva start,very soon it will be niger,benin repulic,togo that we exclude us.#9JAHASBEENFUCKUPBYGEJ
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ReplyDeletewait until SOMALIA does the same na wah oh i laugh in Japanese
ReplyDeleteChoi!!!! Ehenhen, Zambia no or wetin dem call am......dassoraait
ReplyDeleteI think it has a lot to do with entering South Africa by road..if a Nigerian is denied visa to SA then can easily travel to Zambia and enter SA by road
ReplyDeleteYou said the most reasonable thing here.
DeleteTruth be told Nigerians have no credibility home or abroad.
Two things:
ReplyDelete1. If you have any idea the amount of money other countries are making from Nigerians trying to get away from Nigeria you would not blame Zambia for also trying to cash in on the windfall!
2. I cant remember what the 2nd thing is!
Nigerian govt will now respond by increasing the amount of maoney Zambians have to pay to for Nigerian visa! How many zambians are coming to Nigeria? How will this solve our problems in this country??
Clueless, retarded, Nigerian government!
Well done Zambia, I do not blame you whatsoever.. Nigeria is becoming more of a failed state!
ReplyDeleteEhm Amazeballs, what kind of theory is that? Zambia and SA are not next to each other. Zambia is north of SA with Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Namibia in between the two countries. What would happen when you got to the borders of these countries? Abi you think it's like the Naija/ Chad/Niger borders that are a desert wasteland which every camel and donkey passes freely?
ReplyDeleteImagine zambia,God wetin I wan go do 4 zambia, export slippers?becuz na bare foot dem dey waka der Puleaaaaaaaaze
ReplyDeletewhat a usless poor country dem too have mouth asin countries are talking zambia sef open mouth chei we don finish ohhh abeg make patience jonathan come ag]ddress dem for us nonsense
ReplyDeletenigeria well done oh. we no fit get free visa to common zambia. this nigeria is just a useless country other african countries hate us, and i don't blame them.soon ghana will follow.
ReplyDeleteZambia is in d world map?
ReplyDeleteZambia kwa! chinekeme'm.... we don finish for naija o. laa joie
ReplyDeleteAbeg which country be Zambia sef, where e dey for World map, na european country or a member of the USA....Mtchewwww....with free visa sef I neva consider the country
ReplyDeleteNext please.....
miss understood people sneak into SA from Zimbabwe through no-mans land trust me there are no border checks at the no mans land crossing google it if you don't believe me you people travel from East to South Africa LEGALLY by road all the time but there are those who cross illegally too and yes i know Zambia is not in East Africa
ReplyDeleteOma ga o
ReplyDeleteThat tell u the kind of lukworm govt we have. GEJ will dnt tell me he's nt aware of it, bt instead he camp his black ass in aso rock doing absolutly nothing. This is the worst govt in d history of nigeria. Dumb-ass president. Can this insult happen in US? Timid president.
ReplyDeleteErm, somebody should please explain to me what Mr/Mrs/Miss Amazeballs is trying to convey in his/her 2nd post.
ReplyDeleteBTW, Zambia and their Useless Kwacha based economy can like to shove their worthless visa up their poverty-stricken behind! Kmt. Them self wan feel among. Useless country... A burning Nigeria is still 100 times better than a seemingly peaceful Zambia.
SouthernMallam.
Another question we should ask ourselves too is "what is the procedure for zambians coming to Nigeria? If its the same then I see no reason why we should sweat about it its not an issue afterall zambia is a southern african country and from what I gather they need to apply for visa to naija
ReplyDeleteI DON'T BLAME THEM. NA WE SELL OURSELVES CHEAPLY.
ReplyDeleteWell done 9ja. See how u've disgraced me before THRASHbia... (crying in swahili)
ReplyDeletebig linda plz can u imagin ur self goin to an embarssy,queing up and waiting for ur turn to come just because u want to go to zambia and then tell me if it is worth it
ReplyDeleteAnon 6:16, I nor know o. Mbok, help me ask am o
ReplyDeleteAfricans unite! As a southern african I'm disappointed by the hate & horrible things said about zambia, there is no hope for Africa if people's reactions to having to apply for a visa is so vile & cruel, these are your bros and sisters but you dare not cuss & diss the USA for asking you t pay for visa, the USA that stole your ancestors to be slaves, kmt, be better Africans & realise that visa fees bring income, since Zambia is so "poverty stricken" & Nigeria is so bucksed up then don't complain that they are asking you to spread your wealth by paying a visa fee to enter their own country, I need a visa for non-SADC countries & I am always happy to pay my dues to a Nigerian visa fee, that's my contribution to another African economy & another step coser to unity
ReplyDeleteAnd as usual,you people think its a joke. Your future is at stake and here you are busy 'LOLing' the stupidity of our leaders. Honestly, I dont know who is crazy anymore...the people or the leaders. hmmm
ReplyDeleteNo be their fault, I no blame them. Na ivor coast wey allow them win nations cup. ... Stupid Katongos
ReplyDeleteNa palm tree wey fall, na im make goat fit climb am! Sure!
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na wa oh...insult upon injury...
ReplyDeleteuu mean zambia or zimbabwe?
ReplyDeletereturn to sender ...we no want...
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ReplyDeleteDo you blame them? And for those asking who even goes to Zambia, you will be surprised! Does Zambia have boko haram, Nepa, bad road, and bad leadership issues? Even if Zambia does I bet Nigeria's worst.
ReplyDeletei dont blame them if not for the useless leaders we have in nigeria. its wen nigerians have educated leaders not militry or i have no shoe president dat we can stop having this kind of embarassment
ReplyDeletena my igbo brovas dey cause all dis things wetn we dey find for zambia on a normal day? my igbo brovas can like to enter anywhere
ReplyDeletena my igbo brothers dey cause all dis rubbish, dey can like to enter anywhere, na d nations cup dey win dey do dem>>mtcheeeew....chipolopolo's
ReplyDeleteIs Zambia a name of an animalor bush.
ReplyDeleteNothing new about this. Most African countries have always required visas from Nigerians. I had to obtain visas to travel to Kenya and Uganda a few years back. We are such hypocrites - Nigeria too requires visas for entry by citizens of most African countries except ECOWAS nationals. No need to abuse Zambia.
ReplyDeleteOh well!
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Oh well that sucks for Zambia. Guess they dont realise the good that the nigerian presence can bring. GoodLuck with that Zambia
ReplyDeleteZambia has one of the wonders of the world. The Victoria Fall "Living Stone" People stop beefing...naija's should get there acts together. as small as Zambia is they have good roads, good water and electricity supply and very peaceful.....you have to treasure what you have by keeping it safe....
ReplyDeleteIs that y u came to Nigeria to look for gateman work*rolling my eyes*cos I wonder how u knew all this things
DeleteCHIO! My country don Suffer oo!
ReplyDeleteZambia! Who goes there sef!
Abi Na my granny goat for villa wey we dey call "ewu Zambia"
Laff don give me bow leg! lmao!!
Who da F**k Goes to Zambia u no hear the stupid name,make they hold Their visa u never make am for naija na Zambia thEy con tell u say u fit make am *awon oloshi people*
ReplyDeleteCan u imagine?? After south Africa,its now Zambia!!!kai Naija! We don suffer!well i don't blame them.its because of our dumb system here!i don't blame them at all!Every country is now shinning with naija!it is well
ReplyDeleteIs good for Nigerians! When we wouldn't just bloody stay and fix this our failed state and hide our secret. Eh eh o! We will carry ourseleves to Zambia and other crappy countries like that, that don't even hv shit! Wetin them get for that yeye place ma sef... Apart from HIV(God forgive me). Ah ah! What rubbish! Meanwhile, they all bringing their big shopping mall Chains....bcos we have purching power! I dnt blame them! China, Brasil, Spain and this! All visa wahala! Hai!
ReplyDeleteH!
9jadeltapikin... Abeg who b ds zambians self who knw dem ati ri woo won weeeew o ti kere ju
ReplyDeleteyou can sit behind your laptops and curse Zambia as much as you want but that doesn't change the fact that Zambia as small or as insignificant as it may be to "the giant of Africa" did what it did! IAM ZAMBIAN and yes....we get visas when coming to Nigeria...why wont Nigeria do the same?? believe it or not...zambia has ALOTTTTTT OF NIGERIANS! WE EVEN HAVE NIGERIAN RESTAURANTS FOR GODS SAKE!most of you bitter people who have never left that electricity lacking,pot hole ridden...boko haram having, 419 scamming country are the very ones running your mouths here! TUEH! AS FOR ANY REPLIES OR CURSE I GET AFTER I LEAVE...I WISH YOU AND YO ENTIRE GENERATION D SAME! PROUD ZAMBIAN!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe fact that u mad that zambia did this apparently shows that you do give a fuq u illiterate person
ReplyDeleteWOW...NIGERIANS ARE SUCH BITTER PEOPLE :O LOL DONT ZAMBIANS GET VISA TO ENTER NIGERIA THO? LOOOOOOL
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So people even travel to Zambia? To go and see animals or those ugly people? Mtcheeew most of them are in Abuja here doing security oh.
ReplyDeleteZambia ko, Zimbabwe ni. We no dey come zambia.mae una chop una visa,nd we no want una 4 naija.dey stink
ReplyDeleteabeg who dey go Zambia sef LMAO!! If dem like make them put exam sef nobody is interested!
ReplyDeleteoh! una suprise who can give invitation 2 rattle snake 2 come his house? make una wait Niger is next on d line. In terms of gud guvernance n social amenities dif b/w nig n zambia is lik 4rom lagos 2 abuja abeg make I hear word
ReplyDeleteI hope no Igbo person is among those crazy Nigerians cursing at Zambia for merely enforcing its laws. FYI, Zambia is one of the countries that recognized Biafra and supported Biafra's cause at the UN and OAU. There are many Igbo people residing and doing business peacefully in Zambia.
ReplyDeleteTo my Zambian brothers and sisters, please accept my apologies for the stupidity of some Nigerians. Not all of us Nigerians are petty, small-minded and frustrated haters. Much love and peace out!
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