Nigeria in high resolution

Understand Nigeria. Discover every corner.

Every state, people and place, on one living map.

AbiaAdamawaAkwa IbomAnambraBauchiBayelsaBenueBornoCross RiverDeltaEbonyiEdoEkitiEnuguFederal Capital TerritoryGombeImoJigawaKadunaKanoKatsinaKebbiKogiKwaraLagosNassarawaNigerOgunOndoOsunOyoPlateauRiversSokotoTarabaYobeZamfara

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Coming in DecemberHeritage
Stylised illustration of the Calabar Carnival: costumed dancers in tall feathered headdresses and flowing bands parading under bunting and confetti against a warm evening sky.

Calabar Carnival

Cross River State · 27–31 December

Carnival & Heritage

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Question 1 of 10 · same set on Learn today

In what year did Nigeria gain independence?

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Comprehensive exploration

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Explore Nigeria through dedicated geopolitical lenses.

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Civic & Elections176.6 Thousand Polling Units Loaded

Find where you vote.

Locate your Senate district, federal constituency, and polling unit. Filter candidates and INEC delimitation data on the map.

109 Senate Seats360 Reps774 LGA Councils
Travel & Heritage

Plan a trip.

From Lekki walkways to Obudu and Yankari — verified destinations on the tourist lens.

120+ DESTINATIONSTravel hub
Economy & Trade

Find opportunities.

Solid minerals, ports, and power infrastructure on the invest lens.

INVEST LENSEconomy hub
Comparative Intelligence

Compare states.

Benchmark metrics side-by-side with ranking mode and compare tools.

LIVE RANKINGSData hub
Terrain & Ecology

Explore the land.

Rivers, lakes, landforms, and ecology layers across Nigeria.

923,768 SQ KMPlaces & land
Linguistic & Cultural

Meet the people.

96 major ethnic homelands documented on the map with languages, festivals, and cultural context.

96 ETHNIC HOMELANDSView people mosaic
Civic Literacy

Test yourself.

Geography challenges and civic literacy on the learn lens.

INTERACTIVE QUIZLearn hub
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Lagos State

SW ZONE
CAPITALIkeja
POPULATION21M
LGAs20
LAND AREA3,678 km²
13,322 polling units
Geopolitical directory

Every state has a story.

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SOUTH WEST (6 STATES)
NPC 2023 projections verified176,623 polling units geocoded
Indigenous civilizations

Meet the people.

Homelands, languages, and traditional arts spanning 96 documented ethnic identities.

Explore all 96 ethnic groups
36 + 1Federating Units36 States + Federal Capital
774Local Government AreasConstitutional grassroots tiers
176,623Polling UnitsGeocoded voting stations
96Ethnic HomelandsDocumented cultural groups

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