Nigeria — Flow Monitoring Dashboard 14 (April 2018)

In Nigeria,  Flow Monitoring Points were established since March 2017 in several important transit locations in Sokoto and Kano; daily movements of passenger buses to and from Niger is observed at these points daily. This dashboard is an overview of the data collected in these Flow  Monitoring Points in April 2018.

For Sokoto, results show that the daily average number of individuals observed at the Flow Monitoring Point of Kano increased by 5% compared to March. In April, Zinder, Maradi, Diffa, Agadez, Centre and Ndjamena were the main cities of departure of population passing through Kano, whereas Zinder,  Maradi, Agadez, Ndjamena and Centre were the main cities of destination of observed flows. The main types of flows identified are: Economic migration 6-month (56% of all flows), Seasonal  (32% of all flows), Short-term local movement 6-month (10% of all flows), and Tourism (2% of all flows).

For Kano, results show that the daily average number of individuals observed at the Flow Monitoring Point of Kano increased by 5% compared to March. In April, Zinder, Maradi, Diffa, Agadez, Centre and Ndjamena were the main cities of departure of population passing through Kano, whereas Zinder,  Maradi, Agadez, Ndjamena and Centre were the main cities of destination of observed flows. The main types of flows identified are: Economic migration 6-month (56% of all flows), Seasonal  (32% of all flows), Short-term local movement 6-month (10% of all flows), and Tourism (2% of all flows).