press rank #111 · ~$885/mo

Can you live unwatched in Nigeria?

Mixed civil liberties, ranked #111 for press freedom. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance3/5
Facial recognition3/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law2/5
Encryption3/5
VPN freedom4/5
Democracy2/5
Free expression2/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom3/5
Easy to stay3/5
Off-grid living3/5
8 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #111 ~$885/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required

No federal mandate. A few states, among them Jigawa, Niger and Katsina, have passed compulsory immunisation laws of their own.

If you skip them: Nothing nationally.

Exemptions: Not needed.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)

Extradition treaty with the US

ID required to buy a SIM card

4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

17 real places in Nigeria

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Lagos (NG)

~$1,050/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Kano

~$1,050/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Abuja

~$1,050/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Ibadan

~$1,050/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Port Harcourt

~$950/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Benin City

~$950/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Maiduguri

~$700/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Kaduna

~$950/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Onitsha

~$950/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Zaria

~$950/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Jos

~$800/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

Enugu

~$750/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 4/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.