Nigeria 🇳🇬 · Country History

ECOWAS mobility and refugee protection provide real regional routes, while legal status, documentation and actual service reach still vary.

UNHCR records around 140,000 refugees and asylum seekers from more than 45 countries and notes legal access to work, movement and services.

Nigeria's electronic visa project speeds some visitor applications, but does not establish no-fee travel or general residence permission.

ECOWAS citizens have a formal regional free-movement framework, but border-level implementation remains an active issue.

The electronic visa system is designed for end-to-end processing and shorter timelines. Visitor facilitation is recorded separately from residence, family continuity and refugee protection.

Nigeria participates in the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment; current ECOWAS work continues to assess implementation at the Nigeria-Benin border.

UNHCR reports roughly 140,000 refugees and asylum-seekers from more than 45 countries and states that refugees have access to employment, mobility and essential services under national arrangements.

Published e-visa response target: 48.00000000

Refugees and asylum-seekers hosted: 140000.00000000

UN Peacekeeping reports missions and personnel roles; lasting civilian outcomes, abuses and repair require mission-specific investigation.

World Bank country data document heavy dependence on petroleum exports and social vulnerability; precise downstream environmental accountability for exported fuels remains a research gap.

ECOWAS engagement across the Nigeria-Benin border serves mutual regional mobility but implementation remains incomplete.

Nigeria has served in UN peacekeeping missions for decades, including major roles in Liberia and other African operations.

Nigeria is a major hydrocarbon producer/exporter. Attribution of downstream foreign emissions, labour effects and benefits requires a fuller ledger than the current pack supports, so this category remains unscored.

Current public datasets provide 133 Mt consumption-based CO2 for 2023 and 136 Mt territorial CO2 for 2024. They are retained as separate measurements rather than used to invent a trade-adjusted 2024 balance.

Consumption-based CO2 emissions: 133.00000000

Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 0.58000000

Territorial CO2 emissions: 136.00000000

Safely treated domestic wastewater flows: 40.70000000

Population with basic handwashing facilities on premises: 31.30000000

Population using safely managed sanitation: 32.20000000

Population using safely managed drinking water: 29.90000000

UNICEF records widespread unmet water and sanitation access and uneven services; a no-payment utility right has not been established.

Safely treated domestic wastewater flows: 40.70000000

Population with basic handwashing facilities on premises: 31.30000000

Population using safely managed sanitation: 32.20000000

Population using safely managed drinking water: 29.90000000

Nigeria has exceptional cultural, coastal, savannah and forest landscapes, while security, displacement and economic stress materially reduce the ability of many households to enjoy that capacity.

Internally displaced people in FAO emergency context: 500000.00000000

World Happiness Report rank: 106.00000000

World Happiness Report life evaluation: 4.78800000

Nigeria has exceptional cultural, coastal, savannah and forest landscapes, while security, displacement and economic stress materially reduce the ability of many households to enjoy that capacity.

Nigeria has exceptional cultural, coastal, savannah and forest landscapes, while security, displacement and economic stress materially reduce the ability of many households to enjoy that capacity.

Internally displaced people in FAO emergency context: 500000.00000000

World Happiness Report rank: 106.00000000

World Happiness Report life evaluation: 4.78800000

NBS reported Q3 2024 rail passenger traffic 25.05% above the same quarter of 2023, evidence of expanding usable rail capacity.

Rail passengers in Q3: 743205.00000000

People injured in recorded road crashes: 31154.00000000

Road traffic crashes recorded by FRSC: 9570.00000000

Road-traffic deaths recorded by FRSC: 5421.00000000

NBS reported Q3 2024 rail passenger traffic 25.05% above the same quarter of 2023, evidence of expanding usable rail capacity.

NBS reported Q3 2024 rail passenger traffic 25.05% above the same quarter of 2023, evidence of expanding usable rail capacity.

Rail passengers in Q3: 743205.00000000

People injured in recorded road crashes: 31154.00000000

Road traffic crashes recorded by FRSC: 9570.00000000

Road-traffic deaths recorded by FRSC: 5421.00000000

Nigeria reports expanded restoration, carbon-market and circular-economy measures, but commitments are treated as return capacity rather than proof that ecological loss has been reversed.

Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 0.60000000

Annual freshwater withdrawals: 6.00000000

Forest area: 23.20000000

Nigerian agricultural publication carried Foodway, Life-upon-Life field observation and Friction Economy thinking into a Nigerian agricultural context.

Nigeria reports expanded restoration, carbon-market and circular-economy measures, but commitments are treated as return capacity rather than proof that ecological loss has been reversed.

Nigeria reports expanded restoration, carbon-market and circular-economy measures, but commitments are treated as return capacity rather than proof that ecological loss has been reversed.

Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 0.60000000

Annual freshwater withdrawals: 6.00000000

Forest area: 23.20000000

Nigerian agricultural publication carried Foodway, Life-upon-Life field observation and Friction Economy thinking into a Nigerian agricultural context.

The 2023-24 GHS land inventory explicitly distinguishes plots with formal property rights, family/community land, rental and use rights, showing why physical access and formal control must be audited separately.

Urban households owning agricultural land: 25.60000000

Rural households owning agricultural land: 69.20000000

Households owning agricultural land: 47.10000000

Nigerian national online media published the Foodway / Abundance argument for productive public and everyday land, moving the idea into national public discussion.

The 2023-24 GHS land inventory explicitly distinguishes plots with formal property rights, family/community land, rental and use rights, showing why physical access and formal control must be audited separately.

The 2023-24 GHS land inventory explicitly distinguishes plots with formal property rights, family/community land, rental and use rights, showing why physical access and formal control must be audited separately.

Urban households owning agricultural land: 25.60000000

Rural households owning agricultural land: 69.20000000

Households owning agricultural land: 47.10000000

Nigerian national online media published the Foodway / Abundance argument for productive public and everyday land, moving the idea into national public discussion.

Prison occupancy level: 125.60000000

Pre-trial/remand share of prison population: 65.20000000

WJP Rule of Law score: 0.40000000

WJP Rule of Law global rank: 120.00000000

UNICEF describes conflict-driven displacement, insecurity and humanitarian needs in several Nigerian states, which obstruct daily safety and continuity for families.

Prison occupancy level: 125.60000000

Pre-trial/remand share of prison population: 65.20000000

WJP Rule of Law score: 0.40000000

WJP Rule of Law global rank: 120.00000000

Youth not in employment, education or training: 12.50000000

Wage employment share: 14.40000000

Informal employment: 93.00000000

Time-related underemployment: 9.20000000

Unemployment rate: 4.30000000

Employment-to-population ratio: 76.10000000

The World Bank notes insufficient productive jobs and persistent poverty, limiting family time and mobility even where work exists.

Youth not in employment, education or training: 12.50000000

Wage employment share: 14.40000000

Informal employment: 93.00000000

Time-related underemployment: 9.20000000

Unemployment rate: 4.30000000

Employment-to-population ratio: 76.10000000

Households disposing refuse in bushes or streets: 45.60000000

Households without toilet facility: 25.00000000

Rural households owning dwelling: 80.10000000

Urban households owning dwelling: 49.10000000

Households owning dwelling: 70.40000000

2026 Nigeria review — severe poverty constrains nonpayment shelter for many households; no specific no-fee housing programme documented in this source.

Households disposing refuse in bushes or streets: 45.60000000

Households without toilet facility: 25.00000000

Rural households owning dwelling: 80.10000000

Urban households owning dwelling: 49.10000000

Households owning dwelling: 70.40000000

Neonatal mortality rate: 41.00000000

Under-five mortality rate: 110.00000000

Postnatal coverage within two days: 42.00000000

Births attended by skilled personnel: 46.00000000

Antenatal care coverage: 63.00000000

NHIA describes a Vulnerable Group Fund for premium support, with state eligibility rules and uneven service reach.

Neonatal mortality rate: 41.00000000

Under-five mortality rate: 110.00000000

Postnatal coverage within two days: 42.00000000

Births attended by skilled personnel: 46.00000000

Antenatal care coverage: 63.00000000

Nigeria has extensive crop, livestock and fisheries capability, but current access outcomes remain poor enough that capacity cannot be treated as nourishment reach.

Women meeting minimum dietary diversity: 30.00000000

Children under 5 wasted: 8.00000000

Children under 5 stunted: 40.00000000

Analysed population projected in Crisis-or-worse: 17.00000000

People projected in Crisis-or-worse acute food insecurity: 36.30000000

Nigerian agricultural publication carried the Trott Bailey Abundance Principle directly into a Nigeria food-security argument, including free food and measurement beyond GDP.

Nigeria has extensive crop, livestock and fisheries capability, but current access outcomes remain poor enough that capacity cannot be treated as nourishment reach.

Nigeria has extensive crop, livestock and fisheries capability, but current access outcomes remain poor enough that capacity cannot be treated as nourishment reach.

Women meeting minimum dietary diversity: 30.00000000

Children under 5 wasted: 8.00000000

Children under 5 stunted: 40.00000000

Analysed population projected in Crisis-or-worse: 17.00000000

People projected in Crisis-or-worse acute food insecurity: 36.30000000

Nigerian agricultural publication carried the Trott Bailey Abundance Principle directly into a Nigeria food-security argument, including free food and measurement beyond GDP.

Forty percent of children under five are registered with civil authorities, leaving legal identity and access friction for many children.

Currently married women using modern contraception: 15.00000000

Total fertility rate: 4.80000000

Children under 5 registered with a birth certificate: 28.00000000

Children under 5 whose births are registered: 40.00000000

Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013 s. 1 prohibits legal marriage/civil union between persons of same sex. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.

Forty percent of children under five are registered with civil authorities, leaving legal identity and access friction for many children.

Forty percent of children under five are registered with civil authorities, leaving legal identity and access friction for many children.

Currently married women using modern contraception: 15.00000000

Total fertility rate: 4.80000000

Children under 5 registered with a birth certificate: 28.00000000

Children under 5 whose births are registered: 40.00000000

Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013 s. 1 prohibits legal marriage/civil union between persons of same sex. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.

Average household power blackouts per week: 6.70000000

Households with earth or sand floor: 22.20000000

Rural households with electricity: 29.90000000

Urban households with electricity: 79.80000000

Households with electricity: 55.20000000

The World Bank Nigeria overview notes broad service-delivery and income constraints; this source alone cannot establish stable or no-cost household power access.

Average household power blackouts per week: 6.70000000

Households with earth or sand floor: 22.20000000

Rural households with electricity: 29.90000000

Urban households with electricity: 79.80000000

Households with electricity: 55.20000000

Girls attending per 100 boys in primary/secondary: 94.00000000

Children one year below primary-entry age in organized learning: 59.00000000

Secondary-school net attendance ratio: 46.00000000

Primary-school net attendance ratio: 49.00000000

World Bank reports new 2025 education-system financing for basic learning and underserved children, an investment commitment rather than proven universal outcome.

Girls attending per 100 boys in primary/secondary: 94.00000000

Children one year below primary-entry age in organized learning: 59.00000000

Secondary-school net attendance ratio: 46.00000000

Primary-school net attendance ratio: 49.00000000

NESREA states that its EPR framework is implemented for used tyres, plastics, used electrical/electronic equipment and used lead-acid batteries, assigning producers responsibility for recovery, recycling and safe disposal.

The 2023/24 GHS reports 45.6% of households disposing refuse in bushes or streets, a major return-system gap despite policy and EPR infrastructure.

Households disposing refuse in bushes or streets: 45.60000000

E-waste collection centres reported established: 30.00000000

NESREA states that its EPR framework is implemented for used tyres, plastics, used electrical/electronic equipment and used lead-acid batteries, assigning producers responsibility for recovery, recycling and safe disposal.

NESREA states that its EPR framework is implemented for used tyres, plastics, used electrical/electronic equipment and used lead-acid batteries, assigning producers responsibility for recovery, recycling and safe disposal.

The 2023/24 GHS reports 45.6% of households disposing refuse in bushes or streets, a major return-system gap despite policy and EPR infrastructure.

Households disposing refuse in bushes or streets: 45.60000000

E-waste collection centres reported established: 30.00000000

UNICEF records widespread unmet water and sanitation access and uneven services; a no-payment utility right has not been established.

Safely treated domestic wastewater flows: 40.70000000

Population with basic handwashing facilities on premises: 31.30000000

Population using safely managed sanitation: 32.20000000

Population using safely managed drinking water: 29.90000000

Nigeria, methodology 04, rail 4: -25/100. Investments and household practices support some treated return, but national proof of safe reuse, watershed recovery and enduring water security is incomplete. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (WHO/UNICEF JMP 2025 water and sanitation household report) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 04 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 04, rail 4: -25/100. Investments and household practices support some treated return, but national proof of safe reuse, watershed recovery and enduring water security is incomplete. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (WHO/UNICEF JMP 2025 water and sanitation household report) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 04 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 04, rail 3: -75/100. Unsafe water/sanitation access, collection and household service burdens remain important; this score is a proxy-based access-friction judgement. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigeria water, sanitation and hygiene) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 04 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 04, rail 3: -75/100. Unsafe water/sanitation access, collection and household service burdens remain important; this score is a proxy-based access-friction judgement. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigeria water, sanitation and hygiene) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 04 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 04, rail 2: -50/100. Drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene coverage are different indicators; combined household safe service and money-free access cannot be assumed from any single figure. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (WHO/UNICEF JMP 2025 water and sanitation household report) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF/NBS MICS Plus 2023–25 household survey) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 04 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -50/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 04, rail 2: -50/100. Drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene coverage are different indicators; combined household safe service and money-free access cannot be assumed from any single figure. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (WHO/UNICEF JMP 2025 water and sanitation household report) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF/NBS MICS Plus 2023–25 household survey) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 04 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -50/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 04, rail 1: +25/100. WHO/UNICEF household monitoring records functioning water and sanitation investments but large infrastructure and hygiene gaps; full safe combined capacity is absent. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (WHO/UNICEF JMP 2025 water and sanitation household report) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigeria water, sanitation and hygiene) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 04 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 04, rail 1: +25/100. WHO/UNICEF household monitoring records functioning water and sanitation investments but large infrastructure and hygiene gaps; full safe combined capacity is absent. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (WHO/UNICEF JMP 2025 water and sanitation household report) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigeria water, sanitation and hygiene) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 04 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

UNICEF records widespread unmet water and sanitation access and uneven services; a no-payment utility right has not been established.

Safely treated domestic wastewater flows: 40.70000000

Population with basic handwashing facilities on premises: 31.30000000

Population using safely managed sanitation: 32.20000000

Population using safely managed drinking water: 29.90000000

Nigeria has exceptional cultural, coastal, savannah and forest landscapes, while security, displacement and economic stress materially reduce the ability of many households to enjoy that capacity.

Nigeria has exceptional cultural, coastal, savannah and forest landscapes, while security, displacement and economic stress materially reduce the ability of many households to enjoy that capacity.

Internally displaced people in FAO emergency context: 500000.00000000

World Happiness Report rank: 106.00000000

World Happiness Report life evaluation: 4.78800000

Nigeria, methodology 11, rail 4: +0/100. Community social bonds and public life exist, but the subjective happiness measure does not certify the physical or social benefit of universally maintained Balushu public spaces. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Happiness Report 2026 Nigeria life evaluations) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigeria children and safe public-life outcomes 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 11 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 11, rail 4: +0/100. Community social bonds and public life exist, but the subjective happiness measure does not certify the physical or social benefit of universally maintained Balushu public spaces. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Happiness Report 2026 Nigeria life evaluations) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigeria children and safe public-life outcomes 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 11 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 11, rail 3: -75/100. WJP order/security results and child safety problems support serious avoidable public-life friction; safety and free access are separate conditions. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Justice Project Nigeria 2025 Rule of Law Index) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 11 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 11, rail 3: -75/100. WJP order/security results and child safety problems support serious avoidable public-life friction; safety and free access are separate conditions. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Justice Project Nigeria 2025 Rule of Law Index) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 11 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 11, rail 2: +0/100. The World Happiness Report puts Nigeria 106th at 4.788 in 2026; this cannot be converted into a national percentage with safe, nearby free public delight. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Happiness Report 2026 Nigeria life evaluations) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF/NBS MICS Plus 2023–25 household survey) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 11 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 11, rail 2: +0/100. The World Happiness Report puts Nigeria 106th at 4.788 in 2026; this cannot be converted into a national percentage with safe, nearby free public delight. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Happiness Report 2026 Nigeria life evaluations) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF/NBS MICS Plus 2023–25 household survey) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 11 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 11, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has diverse public culture, recreation and scenic landscapes; measured 2026 life evaluation 4.788/10 is not a measure of the number of free parks. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Happiness Report 2026 Nigeria life evaluations) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 11 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 11, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has diverse public culture, recreation and scenic landscapes; measured 2026 life evaluation 4.788/10 is not a measure of the number of free parks. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Happiness Report 2026 Nigeria life evaluations) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 11 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria has exceptional cultural, coastal, savannah and forest landscapes, while security, displacement and economic stress materially reduce the ability of many households to enjoy that capacity.

Nigeria has exceptional cultural, coastal, savannah and forest landscapes, while security, displacement and economic stress materially reduce the ability of many households to enjoy that capacity.

Internally displaced people in FAO emergency context: 500000.00000000

World Happiness Report rank: 106.00000000

World Happiness Report life evaluation: 4.78800000

NBS reported Q3 2024 rail passenger traffic 25.05% above the same quarter of 2023, evidence of expanding usable rail capacity.

NBS reported Q3 2024 rail passenger traffic 25.05% above the same quarter of 2023, evidence of expanding usable rail capacity.

Rail passengers in Q3: 743205.00000000

People injured in recorded road crashes: 31154.00000000

Road traffic crashes recorded by FRSC: 9570.00000000

Road-traffic deaths recorded by FRSC: 5421.00000000

Nigeria, methodology 08, rail 4: -25/100. Transport enables useful life but documented spending and service variation do not show a broadly returned stock of family travel time. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics transport fare watch 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 08 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 08, rail 4: -25/100. Transport enables useful life but documented spending and service variation do not show a broadly returned stock of family travel time. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics transport fare watch 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 08 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 08, rail 3: -75/100. NBS fare tracking and 2026 fuel inflation demonstrate substantial money and timing burdens on ordinary journeys; free national transportation is not established. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics transport fare watch 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria September 2026 consumer and fuel inflation report Reuters) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 08 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 08, rail 3: -75/100. NBS fare tracking and 2026 fuel inflation demonstrate substantial money and timing burdens on ordinary journeys; free national transportation is not established. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics transport fare watch 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria September 2026 consumer and fuel inflation report Reuters) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 08 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 08, rail 2: -25/100. NBS measures real household-paid fares rather than free population-wide journeys, so usable transport and money-free full-family Reach are extrapolated separately. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics transport fare watch 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 08 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 08, rail 2: -25/100. NBS measures real household-paid fares rather than free population-wide journeys, so usable transport and money-free full-family Reach are extrapolated separately. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics transport fare watch 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 08 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 08, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has intercity roads, bus, air and water transportation and recorded transport-system investments; effective regular network quality varies. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics transport fare watch 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 08 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 08, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has intercity roads, bus, air and water transportation and recorded transport-system investments; effective regular network quality varies. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics transport fare watch 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 08 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

NBS reported Q3 2024 rail passenger traffic 25.05% above the same quarter of 2023, evidence of expanding usable rail capacity.

NBS reported Q3 2024 rail passenger traffic 25.05% above the same quarter of 2023, evidence of expanding usable rail capacity.

Rail passengers in Q3: 743205.00000000

People injured in recorded road crashes: 31154.00000000

Road traffic crashes recorded by FRSC: 9570.00000000

Road-traffic deaths recorded by FRSC: 5421.00000000

Nigeria reports expanded restoration, carbon-market and circular-economy measures, but commitments are treated as return capacity rather than proof that ecological loss has been reversed.

Nigeria reports expanded restoration, carbon-market and circular-economy measures, but commitments are treated as return capacity rather than proof that ecological loss has been reversed.

Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 0.60000000

Annual freshwater withdrawals: 6.00000000

Forest area: 23.20000000

Nigerian agricultural publication carried Foodway, Life-upon-Life field observation and Friction Economy thinking into a Nigerian agricultural context.

Nigeria, methodology 12, rail 4: -25/100. Conservation and recovery initiatives exist; the evidence does not demonstrate a national sustained net improvement in soils, biodiversity and climate resilience. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 12 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 12, rail 4: -25/100. Conservation and recovery initiatives exist; the evidence does not demonstrate a national sustained net improvement in soils, biodiversity and climate resilience. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 12 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 12, rail 3: -75/100. Agricultural expansion and ecological pressure cause meaningful habitat and soil losses, though non-forest natural ecosystems must be assessed fairly. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 12 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 12, rail 3: -75/100. Agricultural expansion and ecological pressure cause meaningful habitat and soil losses, though non-forest natural ecosystems must be assessed fairly. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 12 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 12, rail 2: -25/100. The 2024 World Bank forest-area indicator (~18.9%) and GFW losses cannot be used as an invented functioning-land percentage across forests, grasslands and coastal regions. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 12 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 12, rail 2: -25/100. The 2024 World Bank forest-area indicator (~18.9%) and GFW losses cannot be used as an invented functioning-land percentage across forests, grasslands and coastal regions. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 12 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 12, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria retains significant forests and productive ecosystems, but Global Forest Watch records about 240,000 hectares of natural forest loss in 2025. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria forest area 18.9% in 2024) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 12 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 12, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria retains significant forests and productive ecosystems, but Global Forest Watch records about 240,000 hectares of natural forest loss in 2025. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria forest area 18.9% in 2024) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 12 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria reports expanded restoration, carbon-market and circular-economy measures, but commitments are treated as return capacity rather than proof that ecological loss has been reversed.

Nigeria reports expanded restoration, carbon-market and circular-economy measures, but commitments are treated as return capacity rather than proof that ecological loss has been reversed.

Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 0.60000000

Annual freshwater withdrawals: 6.00000000

Forest area: 23.20000000

Nigerian agricultural publication carried Foodway, Life-upon-Life field observation and Friction Economy thinking into a Nigerian agricultural context.

The 2023-24 GHS land inventory explicitly distinguishes plots with formal property rights, family/community land, rental and use rights, showing why physical access and formal control must be audited separately.

The 2023-24 GHS land inventory explicitly distinguishes plots with formal property rights, family/community land, rental and use rights, showing why physical access and formal control must be audited separately.

Urban households owning agricultural land: 25.60000000

Rural households owning agricultural land: 69.20000000

Households owning agricultural land: 47.10000000

Nigerian national online media published the Foodway / Abundance argument for productive public and everyday land, moving the idea into national public discussion.

Nigeria, methodology 10, rail 4: +0/100. Working agricultural landscapes contribute food, but soil and forest pressure offset gains; neutral land return is inferred rather than assumed. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 10 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 10, rail 4: +0/100. Working agricultural landscapes contribute food, but soil and forest pressure offset gains; neutral land return is inferred rather than assumed. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 10 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 10, rail 3: -75/100. Land access and housing investment remain affected by money, title processing, conflict and uneven security; customary tenure must not be represented as vacant. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria Development Update, October 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 10 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 10, rail 3: -75/100. Land access and housing investment remain affected by money, title processing, conflict and uneven security; customary tenure must not be represented as vacant. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria Development Update, October 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 10 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 10, rail 2: -25/100. Recognized family and communal tenure exist, yet there is no evidence of an automatic, free 50-hectare marriage-land entitlement available to all new couples. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 10 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 10, rail 2: -25/100. Recognized family and communal tenure exist, yet there is no evidence of an automatic, free 50-hectare marriage-land entitlement available to all new couples. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 10 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 10, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has extensive land and functioning agricultural areas, but area totals do not imply empty, suitable, socially unclaimed land for new families. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 10 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 10, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has extensive land and functioning agricultural areas, but area totals do not imply empty, suitable, socially unclaimed land for new families. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 10 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

The 2023-24 GHS land inventory explicitly distinguishes plots with formal property rights, family/community land, rental and use rights, showing why physical access and formal control must be audited separately.

The 2023-24 GHS land inventory explicitly distinguishes plots with formal property rights, family/community land, rental and use rights, showing why physical access and formal control must be audited separately.

Urban households owning agricultural land: 25.60000000

Rural households owning agricultural land: 69.20000000

Households owning agricultural land: 47.10000000

Nigerian national online media published the Foodway / Abundance argument for productive public and everyday land, moving the idea into national public discussion.

UNICEF describes conflict-driven displacement, insecurity and humanitarian needs in several Nigerian states, which obstruct daily safety and continuity for families.

Prison occupancy level: 125.60000000

Pre-trial/remand share of prison population: 65.20000000

WJP Rule of Law score: 0.40000000

WJP Rule of Law global rank: 120.00000000

Nigeria, methodology 13, rail 4: -25/100. Some redress and public accountability operate, but uneven effective enforcement and weak corruption controls limit reliable return. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Justice Project Nigeria 2025 Rule of Law Index) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 13 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 13, rail 4: -25/100. Some redress and public accountability operate, but uneven effective enforcement and weak corruption controls limit reliable return. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Justice Project Nigeria 2025 Rule of Law Index) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 13 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 13, rail 3: -75/100. WJP Nigeria 2025 finds corruption and security weaknesses; conflict and displacement obstruct safe everyday public life and fair hearings. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Justice Project Nigeria 2025 Rule of Law Index) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNHCR 2025 displacement and conflict in Nigeria) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 13 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 13, rail 3: -75/100. WJP Nigeria 2025 finds corruption and security weaknesses; conflict and displacement obstruct safe everyday public life and fair hearings. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Justice Project Nigeria 2025 Rule of Law Index) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNHCR 2025 displacement and conflict in Nigeria) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 13 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 13, rail 2: -25/100. Legal institutions alone do not prove that all residents can access affordable, timely independent remedies and child protection; actual reach extrapolated. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Justice Project Nigeria 2025 Rule of Law Index) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 13 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 13, rail 2: -25/100. Legal institutions alone do not prove that all residents can access affordable, timely independent remedies and child protection; actual reach extrapolated. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Justice Project Nigeria 2025 Rule of Law Index) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 13 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 13, rail 1: +25/100. Nigeria has courts and functioning legal and identity institutions, but WJP 2025 scores 0.41 and ranks 120/143; order/security is 0.36. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Justice Project Nigeria 2025 Rule of Law Index) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNHCR 2025 displacement and conflict in Nigeria) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 13 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 13, rail 1: +25/100. Nigeria has courts and functioning legal and identity institutions, but WJP 2025 scores 0.41 and ranks 120/143; order/security is 0.36. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Justice Project Nigeria 2025 Rule of Law Index) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNHCR 2025 displacement and conflict in Nigeria) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 13 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

UNICEF describes conflict-driven displacement, insecurity and humanitarian needs in several Nigerian states, which obstruct daily safety and continuity for families.

Prison occupancy level: 125.60000000

Pre-trial/remand share of prison population: 65.20000000

WJP Rule of Law score: 0.40000000

WJP Rule of Law global rank: 120.00000000

ECOWAS mobility and refugee protection provide real regional routes, while legal status, documentation and actual service reach still vary.

UNHCR records around 140,000 refugees and asylum seekers from more than 45 countries and notes legal access to work, movement and services.

Nigeria's electronic visa project speeds some visitor applications, but does not establish no-fee travel or general residence permission.

ECOWAS citizens have a formal regional free-movement framework, but border-level implementation remains an active issue.

The electronic visa system is designed for end-to-end processing and shorter timelines. Visitor facilitation is recorded separately from residence, family continuity and refugee protection.

Nigeria participates in the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment; current ECOWAS work continues to assess implementation at the Nigeria-Benin border.

UNHCR reports roughly 140,000 refugees and asylum-seekers from more than 45 countries and states that refugees have access to employment, mobility and essential services under national arrangements.

Published e-visa response target: 48.00000000

Refugees and asylum-seekers hosted: 140000.00000000

Nigeria, methodology 15, rail 4: +0/100. Residence documents and child registration exist, but full birthright nationality, durable family reunification and child statelessness protection cannot be proven universal. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF/NBS MICS Plus 2025 birth-registration module) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria Immigration Service ECOWAS residence documentation) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 15 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 15, rail 4: +0/100. Residence documents and child registration exist, but full birthright nationality, durable family reunification and child statelessness protection cannot be proven universal. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF/NBS MICS Plus 2025 birth-registration module) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria Immigration Service ECOWAS residence documentation) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 15 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 15, rail 3: +25/100. UNHCR reports Nigeria hosts roughly 140,000 refugees/asylum-seekers (mainly Cameroon) with government asylum registration; this merits a positive welcome score despite protection gaps. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (UNHCR Nigeria refuge/asylum profile 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 15 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 15, rail 3: +25/100. UNHCR reports Nigeria hosts roughly 140,000 refugees/asylum-seekers (mainly Cameroon) with government asylum registration; this merits a positive welcome score despite protection gaps. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (UNHCR Nigeria refuge/asylum profile 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 15 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 15, rail 2: +0/100. ECOWAS mobility and refugee access support practical migrant life; nationally integrated housing, work, healthcare, school and long-term stable rights remain uneven. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria Immigration Service ECOWAS residence documentation) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNHCR Nigeria refuge/asylum profile 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 15 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 15, rail 2: +0/100. ECOWAS mobility and refugee access support practical migrant life; nationally integrated housing, work, healthcare, school and long-term stable rights remain uneven. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria Immigration Service ECOWAS residence documentation) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNHCR Nigeria refuge/asylum profile 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 15 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 15, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has an operational electronic visa pathway covering tourism, academic exchange, business and other visits; paid eligibility and actual admission remain conditional. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria Immigration Service e-Visa official 2025 rules) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria Immigration Service eligible eVisa types and entry) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 15 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 15, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has an operational electronic visa pathway covering tourism, academic exchange, business and other visits; paid eligibility and actual admission remain conditional. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria Immigration Service e-Visa official 2025 rules) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria Immigration Service eligible eVisa types and entry) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 15 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

ECOWAS mobility and refugee protection provide real regional routes, while legal status, documentation and actual service reach still vary.

UNHCR records around 140,000 refugees and asylum seekers from more than 45 countries and notes legal access to work, movement and services.

Nigeria's electronic visa project speeds some visitor applications, but does not establish no-fee travel or general residence permission.

ECOWAS citizens have a formal regional free-movement framework, but border-level implementation remains an active issue.

The electronic visa system is designed for end-to-end processing and shorter timelines. Visitor facilitation is recorded separately from residence, family continuity and refugee protection.

Nigeria participates in the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment; current ECOWAS work continues to assess implementation at the Nigeria-Benin border.

UNHCR reports roughly 140,000 refugees and asylum-seekers from more than 45 countries and states that refugees have access to employment, mobility and essential services under national arrangements.

Published e-visa response target: 48.00000000

Refugees and asylum-seekers hosted: 140000.00000000

The World Bank notes insufficient productive jobs and persistent poverty, limiting family time and mobility even where work exists.

The NBS Nigeria Labour Force Survey Q1 2024 questionnaire specifically records main and secondary jobs, working time, and income. Q1 2024 informality was 92.7%; this does not prove the share of people taking a second job to buy essentials.

Youth not in employment, education or training: 12.50000000

Wage employment share: 14.40000000

Informal employment: 93.00000000

Time-related underemployment: 9.20000000

Unemployment rate: 4.30000000

Employment-to-population ratio: 76.10000000

Nigeria, methodology 01, rail 4: -25/100. Children and parents show informal learning and support capacity, but nationwide proof that Shubaka-like family contribution restores time and improves wellbeing was not located. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey Q2 2024) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 01 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 01, rail 4: -25/100. Children and parents show informal learning and support capacity, but nationwide proof that Shubaka-like family contribution restores time and improves wellbeing was not located. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey Q2 2024) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 01 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 01, rail 3: -75/100. Nigeria continues to face food and living costs and labour pressure; paid employment plus household care work create considerable friction rather than an observed nationwide family-time release. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria Development Update, October 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria September 2026 consumer and fuel inflation report Reuters) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 01 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 01, rail 3: -75/100. Nigeria continues to face food and living costs and labour pressure; paid employment plus household care work create considerable friction rather than an observed nationwide family-time release. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria Development Update, October 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria September 2026 consumer and fuel inflation report Reuters) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 01 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 01, rail 2: -25/100. Recorded employment does not establish that families have protected shared contribution time, adequate caregiving services or freely accessible childcare; reach is inferred as incomplete. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey Q2 2024) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 01 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 01, rail 2: -25/100. Recorded employment does not establish that families have protected shared contribution time, adequate caregiving services or freely accessible childcare; reach is inferred as incomplete. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey Q2 2024) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 01 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 01, rail 1: +25/100. Nigeria has substantial recorded work participation, but a large informal sector and real-income pressure; working hours and family-support capacity cannot be equated with restored family time. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey Q2 2024) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 01 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 01, rail 1: +25/100. Nigeria has substantial recorded work participation, but a large informal sector and real-income pressure; working hours and family-support capacity cannot be equated with restored family time. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey Q2 2024) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 01 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

The World Bank notes insufficient productive jobs and persistent poverty, limiting family time and mobility even where work exists.

The NBS Nigeria Labour Force Survey Q1 2024 questionnaire specifically records main and secondary jobs, working time, and income. Q1 2024 informality was 92.7%; this does not prove the share of people taking a second job to buy essentials.

Youth not in employment, education or training: 12.50000000

Wage employment share: 14.40000000

Informal employment: 93.00000000

Time-related underemployment: 9.20000000

Unemployment rate: 4.30000000

Employment-to-population ratio: 76.10000000

2026 Nigeria review — severe poverty constrains nonpayment shelter for many households; no specific no-fee housing programme documented in this source.

Households disposing refuse in bushes or streets: 45.60000000

Households without toilet facility: 25.00000000

Rural households owning dwelling: 80.10000000

Urban households owning dwelling: 49.10000000

Households owning dwelling: 70.40000000

Nigeria, methodology 02, rail 4: -25/100. Settlement and housing policies provide partial continuity, yet services do not demonstrate unconditional lifelong shelter and maintenance for every family. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria Development Update, October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 02 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 02, rail 4: -25/100. Settlement and housing policies provide partial continuity, yet services do not demonstrate unconditional lifelong shelter and maintenance for every family. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria Development Update, October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 02 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 02, rail 3: -75/100. High poverty, costs and inflation burden the ability to obtain and maintain shelter; TBF score is not an official rent-to-income statistic. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria September 2026 consumer and fuel inflation report Reuters) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 02 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 02, rail 3: -75/100. High poverty, costs and inflation burden the ability to obtain and maintain shelter; TBF score is not an official rent-to-income statistic. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria September 2026 consumer and fuel inflation report Reuters) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 02 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 02, rail 2: -25/100. Housing investment and widespread child multidimensional poverty coexist; no nationally measured free, secure family shelter-and-land population share is established. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 02 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 02, rail 2: -25/100. Housing investment and widespread child multidimensional poverty coexist; no nationally measured free, secure family shelter-and-land population share is established. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 02 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 02, rail 1: +25/100. Housing capital spending and private construction show functioning capacity, but cannot certify a prepared home available to every couple. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 02 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 02, rail 1: +25/100. Housing capital spending and private construction show functioning capacity, but cannot certify a prepared home available to every couple. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 02 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

2026 Nigeria review — severe poverty constrains nonpayment shelter for many households; no specific no-fee housing programme documented in this source.

Households disposing refuse in bushes or streets: 45.60000000

Households without toilet facility: 25.00000000

Rural households owning dwelling: 80.10000000

Urban households owning dwelling: 49.10000000

Households owning dwelling: 70.40000000

NHIA describes a Vulnerable Group Fund for premium support, with state eligibility rules and uneven service reach.

Neonatal mortality rate: 41.00000000

Under-five mortality rate: 110.00000000

Postnatal coverage within two days: 42.00000000

Births attended by skilled personnel: 46.00000000

Antenatal care coverage: 63.00000000

Nigeria, methodology 06, rail 4: -25/100. Targeted treatment and financing gains support some returns; national Health Upon Health continuity, prevention and rehabilitation outcomes remain underdocumented. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (National Health Insurance Authority 2026 maternal-care results) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (WHO Africa Nigerian health financing reform August 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 06 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 06, rail 4: -25/100. Targeted treatment and financing gains support some returns; national Health Upon Health continuity, prevention and rehabilitation outcomes remain underdocumented. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (National Health Insurance Authority 2026 maternal-care results) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (WHO Africa Nigerian health financing reform August 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 06 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 06, rail 3: -75/100. WHO still stresses financing reform; the UNICEF under-five mortality profile and financial hardship show substantial continuing care barriers. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (WHO Africa Nigerian health financing reform August 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigeria health indicators under-five mortality) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 06 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 06, rail 3: -75/100. WHO still stresses financing reform; the UNICEF under-five mortality profile and financial hardship show substantial continuing care barriers. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (WHO Africa Nigerian health financing reform August 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigeria health indicators under-five mortality) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 06 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 06, rail 2: -50/100. Targeted free obstetric services are meaningful but do not give a measured denominator for free medicines, dentistry, referral, chronic or emergency treatment nationally. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (National Health Insurance Authority 2026 maternal-care results) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigeria health indicators under-five mortality) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 06 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -50/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 06, rail 2: -50/100. Targeted free obstetric services are meaningful but do not give a measured denominator for free medicines, dentistry, referral, chronic or emergency treatment nationally. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (National Health Insurance Authority 2026 maternal-care results) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigeria health indicators under-five mortality) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 06 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -50/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 06, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has expanding maternal-care facilities, trained professionals and insurance initiatives; the NHIA says over 93,000 mothers and newborns were reached by targeted programmes by August 2026. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (National Health Insurance Authority 2026 maternal-care results) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (WHO Africa Nigerian health financing reform August 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 06 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 06, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has expanding maternal-care facilities, trained professionals and insurance initiatives; the NHIA says over 93,000 mothers and newborns were reached by targeted programmes by August 2026. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (National Health Insurance Authority 2026 maternal-care results) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (WHO Africa Nigerian health financing reform August 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 06 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

NHIA describes a Vulnerable Group Fund for premium support, with state eligibility rules and uneven service reach.

Neonatal mortality rate: 41.00000000

Under-five mortality rate: 110.00000000

Postnatal coverage within two days: 42.00000000

Births attended by skilled personnel: 46.00000000

Antenatal care coverage: 63.00000000

Nigeria has extensive crop, livestock and fisheries capability, but current access outcomes remain poor enough that capacity cannot be treated as nourishment reach.

Nigeria has extensive crop, livestock and fisheries capability, but current access outcomes remain poor enough that capacity cannot be treated as nourishment reach.

Women meeting minimum dietary diversity: 30.00000000

Children under 5 wasted: 8.00000000

Children under 5 stunted: 40.00000000

Analysed population projected in Crisis-or-worse: 17.00000000

People projected in Crisis-or-worse acute food insecurity: 36.30000000

Nigerian agricultural publication carried the Trott Bailey Abundance Principle directly into a Nigeria food-security argument, including free food and measurement beyond GDP.

Nigeria, methodology 03, rail 4: -25/100. Farmer support and resilience initiatives exist, but broad stable soil-return, reserves, free circulation and disaster recovery are not demonstrated nationally. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Food Programme Nigeria country brief 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 03 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 03, rail 4: -25/100. Farmer support and resilience initiatives exist, but broad stable soil-return, reserves, free circulation and disaster recovery are not demonstrated nationally. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Food Programme Nigeria country brief 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 03 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 03, rail 3: -75/100. Conflict, displacement, high food costs and losses make daily nourishment difficult for many; the reported 2026 crisis supports severe Friction. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Food Programme Nigeria country brief 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria September 2026 consumer and fuel inflation report Reuters) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 03 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 03, rail 3: -75/100. Conflict, displacement, high food costs and losses make daily nourishment difficult for many; the reported 2026 crisis supports severe Friction. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Food Programme Nigeria country brief 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Nigeria September 2026 consumer and fuel inflation report Reuters) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 03 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 03, rail 2: -25/100. Emergency nutrition and local programmes do not demonstrate a universal, steady money-free food pathway for complete households; coverage inferred as partial. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Food Programme Nigeria country brief 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 03 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 03, rail 2: -25/100. Emergency nutrition and local programmes do not demonstrate a universal, steady money-free food pathway for complete households; coverage inferred as partial. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Food Programme Nigeria country brief 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 03 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 03, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has major agricultural and food-production potential while 34.7–35 million people face high acute food insecurity in 2026; physical food capacity and nourishment reach are distinct. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Food Programme Nigeria country brief 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 03 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 03, rail 1: +50/100. Nigeria has major agricultural and food-production potential while 34.7–35 million people face high acute food insecurity in 2026; physical food capacity and nourishment reach are distinct. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (FAO Nigeria food-security emergency outlook 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Food Programme Nigeria country brief 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 03 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria has extensive crop, livestock and fisheries capability, but current access outcomes remain poor enough that capacity cannot be treated as nourishment reach.

Nigeria has extensive crop, livestock and fisheries capability, but current access outcomes remain poor enough that capacity cannot be treated as nourishment reach.

Women meeting minimum dietary diversity: 30.00000000

Children under 5 wasted: 8.00000000

Children under 5 stunted: 40.00000000

Analysed population projected in Crisis-or-worse: 17.00000000

People projected in Crisis-or-worse acute food insecurity: 36.30000000

Nigerian agricultural publication carried the Trott Bailey Abundance Principle directly into a Nigeria food-security argument, including free food and measurement beyond GDP.

Forty percent of children under five are registered with civil authorities, leaving legal identity and access friction for many children.

Forty percent of children under five are registered with civil authorities, leaving legal identity and access friction for many children.

Currently married women using modern contraception: 15.00000000

Total fertility rate: 4.80000000

Children under 5 registered with a birth certificate: 28.00000000

Children under 5 whose births are registered: 40.00000000

Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013 s. 1 prohibits legal marriage/civil union between persons of same sex. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.

Nigeria, methodology 09, rail 4: -25/100. Progress in birth registration and immunization shows potential continuity, but national child stability and supports for family generations are not universal. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF/NBS MICS Plus 2023–25 household survey) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 09 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 09, rail 4: -25/100. Progress in birth registration and immunization shows potential continuity, but national child stability and supports for family generations are not universal. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF/NBS MICS Plus 2023–25 household survey) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 09 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 09, rail 3: -75/100. Child poverty, early marriage and child safety problems show severe burdens on stable family flourishing; score is value-based and not a presumed cause of fertility. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 09 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 09, rail 3: -75/100. Child poverty, early marriage and child safety problems show severe burdens on stable family flourishing; score is value-based and not a presumed cause of fertility. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 09 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 09, rail 2: -25/100. Birth registration, child health, education and protection are distinct; Nigeria has no verified universal new-marriage land/home/care entitlement for couples. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF/NBS MICS Plus 2023–25 household survey) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 09 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 09, rail 2: -25/100. Birth registration, child health, education and protection are distinct; Nigeria has no verified universal new-marriage land/home/care entitlement for couples. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF/NBS MICS Plus 2023–25 household survey) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 09 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 09, rail 1: +25/100. Family networks and children’s services exist, but UNICEF records two-thirds of children in multidimensional poverty; this does not prove comprehensive family support. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 09 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 09, rail 1: +25/100. Family networks and children’s services exist, but UNICEF records two-thirds of children in multidimensional poverty; this does not prove comprehensive family support. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 09 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Forty percent of children under five are registered with civil authorities, leaving legal identity and access friction for many children.

Forty percent of children under five are registered with civil authorities, leaving legal identity and access friction for many children.

Currently married women using modern contraception: 15.00000000

Total fertility rate: 4.80000000

Children under 5 registered with a birth certificate: 28.00000000

Children under 5 whose births are registered: 40.00000000

Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013 s. 1 prohibits legal marriage/civil union between persons of same sex. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.

UN Peacekeeping reports missions and personnel roles; lasting civilian outcomes, abuses and repair require mission-specific investigation.

World Bank country data document heavy dependence on petroleum exports and social vulnerability; precise downstream environmental accountability for exported fuels remains a research gap.

ECOWAS engagement across the Nigeria-Benin border serves mutual regional mobility but implementation remains incomplete.

Nigeria has served in UN peacekeeping missions for decades, including major roles in Liberia and other African operations.

Nigeria is a major hydrocarbon producer/exporter. Attribution of downstream foreign emissions, labour effects and benefits requires a fuller ledger than the current pack supports, so this category remains unscored.

Current public datasets provide 133 Mt consumption-based CO2 for 2023 and 136 Mt territorial CO2 for 2024. They are retained as separate measurements rather than used to invent a trade-adjusted 2024 balance.

Consumption-based CO2 emissions: 133.00000000

Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 0.58000000

Territorial CO2 emissions: 136.00000000

Nigeria, methodology 16, rail 4: +0/100. WITS HS3915 records ~8,319 tonnes plastic scrap exported and ~5,772 tonnes imported in 2024, but alone cannot establish either unlawful dumping or beneficial full recycling; neutral material score pending outcome proof. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank WITS Nigeria 2024 plastic scrap exports HS3915) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank WITS Nigeria 2024 plastic scrap imports HS3915) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 16 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 16, rail 4: +0/100. WITS HS3915 records ~8,319 tonnes plastic scrap exported and ~5,772 tonnes imported in 2024, but alone cannot establish either unlawful dumping or beneficial full recycling; neutral material score pending outcome proof. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank WITS Nigeria 2024 plastic scrap exports HS3915) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank WITS Nigeria 2024 plastic scrap imports HS3915) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 16 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 16, rail 3: -25/100. Cross-border security intervention and environmental externalities require harm-and-remedy scrutiny; a −25 proxy-led assessment is not a factual finding that every action was unlawful. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria State House ECOWAS security intervention December 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 16 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 16, rail 3: -25/100. Cross-border security intervention and environmental externalities require harm-and-remedy scrutiny; a −25 proxy-led assessment is not a factual finding that every action was unlawful. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria State House ECOWAS security intervention December 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (Global Forest Watch Nigeria 2025 tree cover and forest loss) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 16 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 16, rail 2: +0/100. Cooperation may assist neighbouring societies, but durable locally retained skills and recipient control have not been measured enough for a positive mutuality score. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria State House ECOWAS security intervention December 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria Development Update, October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 16 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 16, rail 2: +0/100. Cooperation may assist neighbouring societies, but durable locally retained skills and recipient control have not been measured enough for a positive mutuality score. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (Nigeria State House ECOWAS security intervention December 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria Development Update, October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 16 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +0/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 16, rail 1: +25/100. Nigeria participates in regional ECOWAS diplomacy/security, and regional refugee arrangements; an announced or conducted operation is not independently measured recipient improvement. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria State House ECOWAS security intervention December 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNHCR Nigeria refuge/asylum profile 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 16 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 16, rail 1: +25/100. Nigeria participates in regional ECOWAS diplomacy/security, and regional refugee arrangements; an announced or conducted operation is not independently measured recipient improvement. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria State House ECOWAS security intervention December 2025) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNHCR Nigeria refuge/asylum profile 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 16 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

UN Peacekeeping reports missions and personnel roles; lasting civilian outcomes, abuses and repair require mission-specific investigation.

World Bank country data document heavy dependence on petroleum exports and social vulnerability; precise downstream environmental accountability for exported fuels remains a research gap.

ECOWAS engagement across the Nigeria-Benin border serves mutual regional mobility but implementation remains incomplete.

Nigeria has served in UN peacekeeping missions for decades, including major roles in Liberia and other African operations.

Nigeria is a major hydrocarbon producer/exporter. Attribution of downstream foreign emissions, labour effects and benefits requires a fuller ledger than the current pack supports, so this category remains unscored.

Current public datasets provide 133 Mt consumption-based CO2 for 2023 and 136 Mt territorial CO2 for 2024. They are retained as separate measurements rather than used to invent a trade-adjusted 2024 balance.

Consumption-based CO2 emissions: 133.00000000

Territorial CO2 emissions per capita: 0.58000000

Territorial CO2 emissions: 136.00000000

The World Bank Nigeria overview notes broad service-delivery and income constraints; this source alone cannot establish stable or no-cost household power access.

Average household power blackouts per week: 6.70000000

Households with earth or sand floor: 22.20000000

Rural households with electricity: 29.90000000

Urban households with electricity: 79.80000000

Households with electricity: 55.20000000

Nigeria, methodology 05, rail 4: -25/100. Off-grid and grid investments can help household capability, but large clean-cooking gaps prevent a claim of universal energy-enabled family-time return. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria electricity reach 62.5% in 2024) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank 2024 clean-cooking access Nigeria 28%) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 05 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 05, rail 4: -25/100. Off-grid and grid investments can help household capability, but large clean-cooking gaps prevent a claim of universal energy-enabled family-time return. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria electricity reach 62.5% in 2024) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank 2024 clean-cooking access Nigeria 28%) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 05 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 05, rail 3: -75/100. Fuel costs, outages and low clean-cooking reach limit appliances and safe household cooking; neither a utility grid nor subsidy alone eliminates the gate. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria September 2026 consumer and fuel inflation report Reuters) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 05 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 05, rail 3: -75/100. Fuel costs, outages and low clean-cooking reach limit appliances and safe household cooking; neither a utility grid nor subsidy alone eliminates the gate. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (Nigeria September 2026 consumer and fuel inflation report Reuters) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 05 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 05, rail 2: -50/100. The effective electricity-plus-clean-cooking intersection cannot exceed the smaller coverage figure; no verified nationwide free energy subgroup or uninterrupted full service is available. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria electricity reach 62.5% in 2024) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank 2024 clean-cooking access Nigeria 28%) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 05 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -50/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 05, rail 2: -50/100. The effective electricity-plus-clean-cooking intersection cannot exceed the smaller coverage figure; no verified nationwide free energy subgroup or uninterrupted full service is available. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria electricity reach 62.5% in 2024) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank 2024 clean-cooking access Nigeria 28%) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 05 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -50/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 05, rail 1: +50/100. 62.5% of residents had electricity access in 2024, but clean-cooking access was only about 28%; generation/connection capacity is not a full household energy service. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria electricity reach 62.5% in 2024) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank 2024 clean-cooking access Nigeria 28%) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 05 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 05, rail 1: +50/100. 62.5% of residents had electricity access in 2024, but clean-cooking access was only about 28%; generation/connection capacity is not a full household energy service. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (World Bank Nigeria electricity reach 62.5% in 2024) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank 2024 clean-cooking access Nigeria 28%) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 05 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

The World Bank Nigeria overview notes broad service-delivery and income constraints; this source alone cannot establish stable or no-cost household power access.

Average household power blackouts per week: 6.70000000

Households with earth or sand floor: 22.20000000

Rural households with electricity: 29.90000000

Urban households with electricity: 79.80000000

Households with electricity: 55.20000000

World Bank reports new 2025 education-system financing for basic learning and underserved children, an investment commitment rather than proven universal outcome.

Girls attending per 100 boys in primary/secondary: 94.00000000

Children one year below primary-entry age in organized learning: 59.00000000

Secondary-school net attendance ratio: 46.00000000

Primary-school net attendance ratio: 49.00000000

Nigeria, methodology 07, rail 4: -25/100. Digital learning, scholarships and expanding classrooms show useful progress but not universal measurable applied skill, lifelong learning and family apprenticeship outcomes. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Public Finance for Basic Education in Nigeria 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria AGILE programme country results) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 07 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 07, rail 4: -25/100. Digital learning, scholarships and expanding classrooms show useful progress but not universal measurable applied skill, lifelong learning and family apprenticeship outcomes. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Public Finance for Basic Education in Nigeria 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria AGILE programme country results) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 07 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 07, rail 3: -75/100. UNICEF reports large failure rates on minimum mathematics proficiency; fees, geography, teacher shortages and safety create high learning friction. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (UNICEF Public Finance for Basic Education in Nigeria 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 07 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 07, rail 3: -75/100. UNICEF reports large failure rates on minimum mathematics proficiency; fees, geography, teacher shortages and safety create high learning friction. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (UNICEF Public Finance for Basic Education in Nigeria 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigerian Child 2025) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 07 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 07, rail 2: -50/100. A significant share of primary-age children remain out of school and basic learning gaps remain; AGILE scholarship coverage is not universal actual learning access. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigeria digital learning and out-of-school children) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria AGILE programme country results) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 07 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -50/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 07, rail 2: -50/100. A significant share of primary-age children remain out of school and basic learning gaps remain; AGILE scholarship coverage is not universal actual learning access. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNICEF Nigeria digital learning and out-of-school children) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria AGILE programme country results) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 07 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -50/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 07, rail 1: +50/100. The country has schools and learning programmes, but 2026 UNICEF financing analysis describes serious low-learning outcomes and funding constraints. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (UNICEF Public Finance for Basic Education in Nigeria 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigeria digital learning and out-of-school children) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 07 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 07, rail 1: +50/100. The country has schools and learning programmes, but 2026 UNICEF financing analysis describes serious low-learning outcomes and funding constraints. ASSESSMENT BASIS: PROXY-SUPPORTED. Source A (UNICEF Public Finance for Basic Education in Nigeria 2026) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNICEF Nigeria digital learning and out-of-school children) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 07 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +50/100 as a transparent proxy-supported judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

World Bank reports new 2025 education-system financing for basic learning and underserved children, an investment commitment rather than proven universal outcome.

Girls attending per 100 boys in primary/secondary: 94.00000000

Children one year below primary-entry age in organized learning: 59.00000000

Secondary-school net attendance ratio: 46.00000000

Primary-school net attendance ratio: 49.00000000

NESREA states that its EPR framework is implemented for used tyres, plastics, used electrical/electronic equipment and used lead-acid batteries, assigning producers responsibility for recovery, recycling and safe disposal.

NESREA states that its EPR framework is implemented for used tyres, plastics, used electrical/electronic equipment and used lead-acid batteries, assigning producers responsibility for recovery, recycling and safe disposal.

The 2023/24 GHS reports 45.6% of households disposing refuse in bushes or streets, a major return-system gap despite policy and EPR infrastructure.

Households disposing refuse in bushes or streets: 45.60000000

E-waste collection centres reported established: 30.00000000

Nigeria, methodology 14, rail 4: -25/100. Reuse and plastic recovery have economic roles, but safe processing and durable useful-life extensions nationally cannot be inferred from waste trade quantities. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank WITS Nigeria 2024 plastic scrap exports HS3915) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNEP 2024 Global Waste Management Outlook) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 14 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 14, rail 4: -25/100. Reuse and plastic recovery have economic roles, but safe processing and durable useful-life extensions nationally cannot be inferred from waste trade quantities. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (World Bank WITS Nigeria 2024 plastic scrap exports HS3915) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (UNEP 2024 Global Waste Management Outlook) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 14 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 14, rail 3: -75/100. Waste burdens and limited traceability restrict safe material recovery. Imported plastic scrap alone does not establish harmful dumping or legal violations. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNEP 2024 Global Waste Management Outlook) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank WITS Nigeria 2024 plastic scrap imports HS3915) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 14 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 14, rail 3: -75/100. Waste burdens and limited traceability restrict safe material recovery. Imported plastic scrap alone does not establish harmful dumping or legal violations. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNEP 2024 Global Waste Management Outlook) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank WITS Nigeria 2024 plastic scrap imports HS3915) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 14 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -75/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 14, rail 2: -25/100. No complete household coverage figure for convenient, money-free garment/device/building repair is established; an informal repair market is not the same as universal accessibility. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNEP 2024 Global Waste Management Outlook) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 14 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 14, rail 2: -25/100. No complete household coverage figure for convenient, money-free garment/device/building repair is established; an informal repair market is not the same as universal accessibility. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNEP 2024 Global Waste Management Outlook) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank Nigeria 2026 country data and poverty) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 14 nine-level rail ladder and assigns -25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 14, rail 1: +25/100. Repair and informal reuse markets function in Nigeria; national repairable design, safe e-waste handling and formal returns remain underdocumented. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNEP 2024 Global Waste Management Outlook) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 14 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

Nigeria, methodology 14, rail 1: +25/100. Repair and informal reuse markets function in Nigeria; national repairable design, safe e-waste handling and formal returns remain underdocumented. ASSESSMENT BASIS: EXTRAPOLATED. Source A (UNEP 2024 Global Waste Management Outlook) supports the stated Nigerian condition; Source B (World Bank state spending Nigeria October 2026) supplies corroboration or a limiting comparison. TBF evaluates both against the published Category 14 nine-level rail ladder and assigns +25/100 as a transparent extrapolated judgment. The assignment is not a measured nationwide share or an official source score. Where direct universal/free-service denominators are absent, no national figure is invented. Appeals may present better evidence and obtain a dated recalculation.

NESREA states that its EPR framework is implemented for used tyres, plastics, used electrical/electronic equipment and used lead-acid batteries, assigning producers responsibility for recovery, recycling and safe disposal.

NESREA states that its EPR framework is implemented for used tyres, plastics, used electrical/electronic equipment and used lead-acid batteries, assigning producers responsibility for recovery, recycling and safe disposal.

The 2023/24 GHS reports 45.6% of households disposing refuse in bushes or streets, a major return-system gap despite policy and EPR infrastructure.

Households disposing refuse in bushes or streets: 45.60000000

E-waste collection centres reported established: 30.00000000