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Agriculture

Agricultural data for 5,000 Nigerian households, 2015/16

A nationally representative survey that collected agricultural data from 5,000 households in Nigeria. It was done by the Nigerian General Household Survey (GHS) and implemented in collaboration with the World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) team. The findings of the report were implemented in 2015/16.
Agriculture

Nigerian agricultural export commodities, 2012/13

The National Survey of Agricultural Export Commodities provides data on exportable crops for policy makers, researchers and investors. The most recent survey was published in May 2013. The survey covered 14 crops including cashews, cassava and cocoa. It was jointly carried out by four federal agencies in Nigeria.
Agriculture

National Nigerian agriculture sample survey, 2012

This survey by the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development provides useful demographic data such as the distribution of crop holders by gender and age as well as distribution of livestock farmers. It was published in May 2012.
Agriculture

Crop production of specific commodities in Nigeria, 2011

Production figures for cotton, garlic, ginger, shea nuts and tea, viewable on the Nigerian Data Portal. The data is presented in an interactive timeline covering 2010 to 2011.
Crime & justice

Global database on impact of terrorism, including deaths attributed to Boko Haram in Nigeria

The Global Terrorism Index provides data to help people understand the global, regional and local impact of terrorism. It includes information on terrorism deaths in Nigeria attributed to Boko Haram.
Crime & justice

Lethal violence in Nigeria, 2016

A report covering lethal violence in Nigeria between 1 January and 31 December 2016. The sixth of its kind, it's available in PDF and was published by Nigeria Watch with the support of the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme (NSRP) and the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nigeria).
Crime & justice

Corruption and human rights abuses by the Nigeria Police Force, 2010

A report on how corruption fuels the national police's abuse of power. It 102-page report was published in 2010 and is available for download from the Human Rights Watch website.
Crime & justice

Registered public complaints and action by Nigerian police, 2017

Public complaints by Nigerian citizens highlighting resolved, false and pending cases. The report was released by the Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit of the Nigeria Police Force in 2017.
Crime & justice

Prison population totals and related data for Nigerian prisons

The World Prison Brief by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research collates prison statistics from countries across the world, including Nigeria.

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