2. Security situation per state and Federal Capital Territory

Nigeria is a federal republic with three levels of government: federal, state, and local.275 It is divided into 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The 36 states and the FCT are grouped into six geopolitical regions.276

Map 2. EUAA visualisation based on publicly available information by Federal Government of Nigeria277 and publicly available data on administrative boundaries sourced from the Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) on UN OCHA, The Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX).278 The visualisation has been generated using QGIS 3.44279

For general information on the country, including historical background, state structure, key political developments, human rights and socio-economic situation, see EUAA COI Report – Nigeria Country Focus, November 2025.

More detailed information on geography and economy for each state and FCT is provided in EUAA COI Report Nigeria - Security Situation June 2021.