Nigerian High Commission Index Page

High Commission of Nigeria
No. 3 Maxwell-Phillip Street,
P. M. B. 140, Newtown, St. Clair,
Port of Spain,
Trinidad & Tobago
West Indies

Tel:    +1868 622-4002
           +1868 622-6834

Fax:    +1868 622-7162

E-mail:

Office Hours:

Monday through Friday
8:00am - 4:00pm

National Day - 1st October

In addition to giving information on the Embassy and its staff, this website also seeks to give general information on Nigeria based on all the frequently asked questions, such as the country‘s various peoples, geography, history, cultures and traditions, politics and economy.

The Chancery in Port of Spain offers Consular assistance to Nigerian Nationals in our host country of Trinidad & Tobago and our other countries of current accreditation. While we can issue visas, applications for Nigerian passports are however not processed by us but by our Consulate General in New York, USA. The Chancery in Port of Spain serves only as a clearing house for collation and onward transmission of passports. For details on this and the new ECOWAS passports please click on the Consular page of this website.

Welcome to the website of the Nigerian High Commission. On behalf of the incoming High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, and Suriname, His Excellency, Mr. Musa John, I welcome you to the website of the High Commission of Nigeria. The Nigerian High Commission, Port of Spain, is one of Nigerian Diplomatic Missions in the Caribbean region. It is accredited to the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago, with concurrent accreditation to five other island countries, namely, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana and Suriname.

Nigeria is situated in the West African sub-region and has a land mass of 923,768 sq.km.. It is bordered to the north by the Republics of Niger and Chad. The 853km of coastline confers on the country the potentials of a maritime power. Land is in abundance in Nigeria for agricultural, industrial and commercial activities...more

The High Commission of Nigeria in Trinidad & Tobago, announces with pleasure, the appointment by the President, Commander-in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Alhaji Umaru Musa Y'ardua, of Ambassador Musa John Jen as the new High Commissioner of Nigeria to Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Grenada, Barbados, Suriname and the Commonwealth of Dominica.

H.E Musa John Jen, presented his Letters of Credence today, Tuesday the 23rd of September, 2008, to H.E., Prof. George Maxwell Richards, President of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago...more