GRID3 NGA - Operational Wards v3.0

This release includes both newly added states and revisions to states previously published in GRID3 NGA - Operational Wards v2.0. Version 3.0 supersedes v2.0 for Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kwara, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, and Yobe. For all 24 states included in Version 3.0, ward geometries were updated and ward names were harmonized to support improved spatial consistency and standardized attribution. Newly included states in this release are Abia, Enugu, FCT Abuja, Kaduna, Kebbi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Sokoto, and Zamfara. For more information on the methodology and data sources used during the production of these data, click here. Dataset citation: Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2026. GRID3 NGA - Operational Wards v3.0. New York: Columbia University . https://doi.org/10.7916/2pfj-hq78. Accessed <DAY MONTH YEAR>. Contacts and data queries The authors of this dataset appreciate feedback regarding the data, including suggestions, discovery of errors, difficulties in using the data, and format preferences. For dataset-related questions, please send an email to: [e-mail]