Useful sources about Africa

A 20-page UNICEF document providing data on under-five, infant, neonatal and maternal mortality rates broken down by geopolitical zones, education background and wealth. It also covers immunisation coverage by type of vaccine.

A global database on mortality rates and other indicators, generated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. It includes figures on the communicable and non-communicable diseases that cause the most health problems, the risk factors that drive the most death and disability and how Nigeria shapes up in terms of premature death compared to other countries.

World Health Organisation estimates of immunisation coverage from vaccinations administered during a given period (numerator data). Available for download in PDF.

A geographic information system (GIS) dataset of agrarian land use in Nigeria. The data includes an ArcGIS layer for styling as there are 23 different filters. It downloads directly as a zipped folder. The data is hosted on GeoNetwork, an open-source platform from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), that provides geographically referenced thematic information.

Data on the legal instruments related to international migration, international migrant stock by age and gender and annual rates of natural increase. This PDF is for Nigeria's migration profile.

A daily report on Nigeria's power sector, created by the advisory team of the vice-president of Nigeria. It includes average hourly power sent out daily, constraints and peak energy hours.

Power and electricity data from the Nigeria Data Portal. It includes indicators on peak generation and energy sent out. This National Bureau of Statistics initiative allows dissemination of statistical data with various functionalities.

Research on baseline power in Nigeria including data on daily gas production and gas supplied to power plants. It was developed by the advisory power team in the office of the vice-president in conjunction with Power Africa. The 36-page document can be downloaded in PDF.

A history of Nigerian mining providing a geological overview and a breakdown of commodities by state. This 31-page investment promotion brochure was published by the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in collaboration with Deloitte in 2016.