Nigeria Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Nigeria Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Nigeria and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Etymology: Named for the Niger River that flows through the west of the country to the Atlantic Ocean. From a native term "Ni Gir" meaning "River Gir".

Capital: Abuja.

Independence / foundation: British influence and control over what would become Nigeria and Africa's most populous country grew through the 19th century.

In 1914, the British amalgamated their separately administered northern and southern territories into modern-day Nigeria. A series of constitutions after World War II granted Nigeria greater autonomy. The country got its independence in 1960.

Population: 231 million.

Currency: Nigerian Naira (NGN)
1 USD = 1,242 - 1,625 NGN
1 EUR = 1,350 - 1,760 NGN

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages.

Religions: Muslim 53%, Roman Catholic 11%, other Christian 35%, other <1%.

Climate: Varies. Equatorial climate in the south, tropical in the center and arid in the north.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $1,085 trillion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $5,000.

Main airports: Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.

World heritage sites in Nigeria

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 2.

Top world heritage sites:

- Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove.
- Sukur Cultural Landscape.

Interesting facts about Nigeria

- Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the sixth in the world. It has over 220 million people. It is also home to the richest person in Africa, Aliko Dangote, who has a net worth of approximately $20B.

- Nigeria has the second-biggest film industry in the world. Known as Nollywood, it produces around 50 movies per week, second only to India’s Bollywood and more than the USA’s Hollywood.

- Igbo Ora, a Nigerian town, is known as the “twins capital of the world”. It has one of the highest rates of twin births in the world, around 50 sets of twins are born out of every 1,000 births.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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