Nigeria, press rank #111 · ~$950/mo

Can you live unwatched in Onitsha?

Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.

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The privacy scorecard

The six marked ° below are read for Onitsha itself. The rest are set by Nigeria’s national law, the same across every city in the country.

State surveillance °2/5
Facial recognition °1/5
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 freedom °4/5
Easy to stay °3/5
Off-grid living °3/5
press rank #111 (Nigeria) ~$950/mo, this city safety 2/5 geopolitical stability 2/5

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.

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City-level figures where marked °, national law otherwise. Estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.