Risk events in Nigeria, February 2026
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111 events were recorded: 109 conflict events and 2 unrest events.
111 eventsSources: ucdp · gdelt
111 events· Nigeria
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 109
- 48 in the list
- Unrest
- 2
- 2 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Signal
How the picture is moving
Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days
Events by type
Against the 90-day baseline
Events per day
| Date | Earthquake | Disaster | Conflict | Unrest | Advisory | Fire hotspots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-03 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-05 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-07 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-08 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-09 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Events
What is happening now
111 events · newest first
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Nikki, Nigeria
15 fatalities · Nikki · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria
4 fatalities · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria
2 fatalities · Biu · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria
2 fatalities · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Makurdi, Nigeria
2 fatalities · Makurdi · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Gusau, Nigeria
1 fatality · Gusau · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Kano, Nigeria
5 fatalities · Kano · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Enugu, Nigeria
1 fatality · Enugu · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria
8 fatalities · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Okene, Nigeria
1 fatality · Okene · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Mokolo, Nigeria
25 fatalities · Mokolo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
6 fatalities · Birnin Kebbi · Source: ucdp
- Unrest
Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria
Severity 3 · Kano · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Zaria, Nigeria
Severity 3 · Zaria · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria
1 fatality · Bama · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Wukari, Nigeria
1 fatality · Wukari · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria
2 fatalities · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria
3 fatalities · Gusau · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria
2 fatalities · Oturkpo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Ondo, Nigeria
1 fatality · Ondo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Sokoto, Nigeria
3 fatalities · Sokoto · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Iwo, Nigeria
1 fatality · Iwo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria
2 fatalities · Oturkpo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bauchi, Nigeria
10 fatalities · Bauchi · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Lafia, Nigeria
5 fatalities · Lafia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Bida, Nigeria
1 fatality · Bida · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria
9 fatalities · Lafia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Malanville, Nigeria
5 fatalities · Malanville · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria
15 fatalities · Biu · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria
1 fatality · Lafia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Mokolo, Nigeria
4 fatalities · Mokolo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria
5 fatalities · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Birni N Konni, Nigeria
1 fatality · Birni N Konni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Bauchi, Nigeria
4 fatalities · Bauchi · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria
1 fatality · Lafia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria
15 fatalities · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Mokolo, Nigeria
1 fatality · Mokolo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria
5 fatalities · Oturkpo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria
1 fatality · Bama · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Gusau, Nigeria
50 fatalities · Gusau · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria
3 fatalities · Lafia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Malanville, Nigeria
3 fatalities · Malanville · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Maiduguri, Nigeria
1 fatality · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
34 fatalities · Birnin Kebbi · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Owo, Nigeria
1 fatality · Owo · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria
1 fatality · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Funtua, Nigeria
2 fatalities · Funtua · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Nikki, Nigeria
3 fatalities · Nikki · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Kontagora, Nigeria
2 fatalities · Kontagora · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Gusau, Nigeria
1 fatality · Gusau · 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.