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Risk events in Nigeria, January 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

161 events were recorded: 159 conflict events.

161 eventsSources: ucdp

161 events· Nigeria

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 11 events plottedState-based conflict in Mokolo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Numan, Nigeria · Nigeria · 2 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Katsina, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 1 Jan 2026
Earthquake
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Disaster
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Conflict
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11 in the list
Unrest
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Advisory
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Events

What is happening now

161 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mokolo, Nigeria

    19 fatalities · Mokolo · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Bauchi, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Bauchi · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sokoto, Nigeria

    20 fatalities · Sokoto · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    36 fatalities · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Numan, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Numan · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bauchi, Nigeria

    5 fatalities · Bauchi · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Yola, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Yola · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Bama · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Katsina, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Katsina · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Oturkpo · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Bama · Source: ucdp

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.