Nigeria: Satellite Monitoring & Event Situation
Track recent event signals and monitor Nigeria from space — geolocated events, the most active areas, and satellite imagery in one place. Free to browse on the Delta Watchfloor.
Quick answer — what Off-Nadir Delta is
You can monitor Nigeria from space on Off-Nadir Delta — viewing Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 optical imagery, tracking any area over time with anomaly detection, and overlaying geolocated event signals (from global news media) and active fires. In the past 7 days, 168 event signals were recorded in and around Nigeria, most in the kinetic category.
Signals by category · last 7 days
- Kinetic70
- Infrastructure25
- Protest23
- Other19
- Maritime7
- Diplomacy7
- Natural Disaster7
- Aviation6
- Humanitarian2
- Armed Conflict2
Recent developments
- Ondo air crash: NAF opens condolence register in Abuja — Kado
- NAF plane crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State — Igbokoda
- Incident at NSCDC facility in Minna — Minna
- Dozens of soldiers, militants and miners killed in Nigeria attacks — Kukawa, near Lake Chad; Bindin, Maru local government area; mining pit
- Senate Committee Mourns Victims of Military Air Crash — Nigeria
- Nigerian troops repel ISWAP multi-directional attack on Kukawa military base in Borno, kill over 25 terrorists — 101 Special Forces Battalion
- Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashes in Igbokoda, Ondo State with 25 fatalities — Igbokoda
Most active areas
Event data powered by the GDELT Project. Figures cover the mapped region around Nigeria and update hourly. For situational awareness only — not for tracking or targeting individuals.
Why Analysts Watch Nigeria From Space
Nigeria’s satellite story splits between the Niger Delta — oil spills, gas flaring, and pipeline incidents visible in radar and nighttime imagery — and the north, where Lake Chad’s retreat and security-driven displacement reshape the landscape. Lagos meanwhile grows visibly by the month.
Typical monitoring angles
- Oil-spill slicks and flaring in the Niger Delta with SAR and VIIRS
- Lake Chad water extent and shoreline settlement change
- Lagos urban expansion and coastal land reclamation
Monitor Nigeria From Space
Off-Nadir Delta lets you watch Nigeria without any GIS software. View Sentinel-1 SAR (all-weather, day or night) and Sentinel-2 optical imagery, draw any area to build a time series with anomaly detection, and overlay active fires.
The Delta Watchfloor adds the event layer: geolocated signals in and around Nigeria, ranked by severity, that you can connect to satellite imagery in one tip-and-cue workflow.
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