Nigeria

Level criticalupdated 4 min ago

Active armed conflict zone

Based on UCDP armed-conflict records and official travel advisories, since August 26, 2026.

Open alert types
Flood
What governments advise19 states tracked
5 nothing to report1 increased caution10 advise against non-essential travel3 advise against all travel
Mira Safe's take

Strongly advised against right now — follow official advisories. The country is also classified as an armed conflict zone.

2alerts in progress13 / 19states advise against travel15.7homicides / 100,000 inhab.252events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Nigeria?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 252 events there, including 117 severe. The most frequent: Armed attack, Wildfire, Aviation accident.

Is there a government travel advisory for Nigeria?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 13 advise against travel and 1 urges extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Nigeria: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

UK (FCDO) travel advisory — Nigeria

4 months ago · 18 sources

High

Flood — Nigeria

13 months ago · ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)

High

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Nigeria?

The UK FCDO advises against all travel to some areas of Nigeria, and against all but essential travel to other areas. The warning is limited to certain parts of the country. We do not name them here, so read the official notice yourself before you book. The US equivalent sits at reconsider travel. Our own level is 3 on a 0 to 4 scale. Over the last 12 months we recorded 61 events, 11 of them severe. Armed conflict weighs heaviest: 7 records, 6 of them severe. That is the hazard with the most at stake for people, even where other sensors count more. Satellite fire detection dominates the raw count with 47 records, none severe. Then 4 severe thunderstorms and 2 floods. Fires, storms and floods follow a season here. Across all hazards together the count concentrates in January (38) and February (8).

What it changes for a nomad

Start with the official notice. The areas it covers are not places to base yourself for a few weeks, and your insurer reads the same text. Elsewhere, your days come down to your own routine. Homicides run at 15.7 per 100k against a world median of 2.1. That figure counts killings only. It says nothing about theft or scams, and there the official notice stays the honest guide. If you want the quieter stretch in our records, September, April and May carry a single event each, while January carries 38. A storm or a flood can cut a road or the power for a day or two, so a delivery week goes better with a second SIM and a charged battery. Three alerts are open right now.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, Nigeria has seen a mix of natural and human-made risks. Wildfires are frequent, with 47 recorded events, but none were severe. Conflict-related incidents occurred 7 times, with 6 being severe, mainly affecting certain areas. Thunderstorms and floods happen occasionally, with 4 and 2 events respectively, some severe. A travel advisory was issued once, with a severity level of 1, targeting specific areas. The homicide rate is 15.7 per 100k, well above the world median of 2.1. Most activity peaks in January, with fewer hazards in September, April, and May. Recent major events include thunderstorms, floods, and travel advisories, but no recent severe incidents are recorded.

To watch right now

  • Three alerts are open: a thunderstorm, a flood and a travel advisory, each at severity 3. Check them the morning you move.
  • The UK FCDO notice is current and still advises against all travel to some areas. Read it again before a trip you have already paid for.

To watch as a rule

  • Armed conflict: 7 records over the last 12 months, 6 of them severe. It carries the highest stakes for people here.
  • Fire detections: 47 records over the last 12 months, none severe. They follow a season.
  • Thunderstorms: 4 records, all severe, and the usual reason an afternoon is lost.
  • Floods: 2 records, seasonal, and enough to cut a road for a while.

Good reflexes

  • Read the FCDO notice yourself before booking, then again the week you travel.
  • Keep a second SIM on another carrier so an outage does not take your work offline.
  • Ask your host which trips they would not make, and take the answer at face value.
  • Move between cities in daylight and confirm the route the same morning.
  • Charge a power bank when a storm is announced and keep your documents offline.

Nigeria: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

Avoid some areas
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaDenmarkUnited Kingdom (FCDO)FinlandFrance (Quai d'Orsay)Germany (Auswärtiges Amt)IrelandItalyJapanSouth KoreaNetherlandsNew ZealandPolandSpainSwedenUS State Department

the official notice lists the areas concerned

Zones cited by government advisories

Advised against (all travel)

  • Borno
  • Yobe
  • Adamawa
  • Gombe
  • Katsina
  • Zamfara
  • Niger
  • Kaduna
  • Sokoto
  • Delta
  • Rivers
  • Jigawa
  • Bauchi
  • Kano
  • Bayelsa
  • Akwa Ibom
  • Plateau
  • Abia
  • Taraba
  • Imo
  • Kebbi
  • Cross River
  • Anambra
  • Kogi
  • Kwara
  • Enugu
  • Kano
  • Kaduna
  • Sokoto
  • Ebonyi
  • Maiduguri
  • Port Harcourt
  • Benue
  • Edo
  • Ekiti
  • Nassarawa
  • Ondo
  • Enugu
  • Abuja
  • Jos
  • Warri
  • Uyo

Except: Port Harcourt · Lagos · Ibadan

Advised against unless essential

  • Anambra
  • Kogi
  • Benue
  • Abia
  • Imo
  • Abuja
  • Bauchi
  • Kano
  • Kebbi
  • Jigawa
  • Sokoto
  • Taraba
  • Kwara
  • Edo
  • Enugu
  • Lagos
  • Kaduna
  • Plateau
  • Delta
  • Bayelsa
  • Rivers
  • Ebonyi
  • Ekiti
  • Ondo
  • Federal Capital Territory
  • Niger
  • Akwa Ibom
  • Cross River
  • Lagos
  • Nassarawa
  • Ogun
  • Osun
  • Oyo
  • Katsina
  • Zamfara
  • Awka
  • Benin City
  • Enugu
  • Ibadan
  • Ilorin
  • Abeokuta
  • Ogbomosho
  • Oyo
  • Port Harcourt

Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.

Avoid all travel (French advisory)

  • All travel is formally discouraged, for any reason whatsoever:

Translated from the French advisory — hover a line to read the official wording.

Read the official notice ↗
  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential
  • Cities excluded from the zone

Nigeria: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • New displacements, disasters: 0.7 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 15.7 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 65.7 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 29.9 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Road deaths: 20.7 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 0.38 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 54.6 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, conflict: 1.2 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
Air quality (PM2.5)
65.7µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
29.9% of the population · 2024

Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
20.7per 100,000 people · 2019

Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
0.38per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
54.6years · 2024

Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, conflict
1.2per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.48) · lower is better

291,000 people in total

New displacements, disasters
0.7per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

166,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
0.52per 1,000 people · 2025

123,848 people in total

18,192 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
3,544,519people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

7.2/10 — very high

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

15.7homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

Well above the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

4,829documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Nigeria: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 161 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Armed attack9118 18 severe
  • Aviation accident3535 35 severe
  • Internet outage1717 17 severe
  • Storm1414 14 severe
  • Civil unrest2
  • Flood1
  • Air quality1

Last 12 months · 252 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Armed attack9418 18 severe
  • Wildfire47
  • Aviation accident3535 35 severe
  • Internet outage3030 30 severe
  • Storm2727 27 severe
  • Armed conflict76 6 severe
  • Flood4
  • Risk3

+ 3 more types · 5 events

By month

Eventsof which severe
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Humanitarian response under way

Operations run by humanitarian organisations in the country — context about the situation on the ground, not alerts.

  • IFRC humanitarian operation — Nigeria - Population Movement

    Emergency fund (DREF) · since Sep 11, 2026 · planned until Mar 31, 2027

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  • IFRC humanitarian operation — Nigeria - Cholera Outbreak

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