The crisis in Nigeria, in 11 maps and charts. by Zack Beauchamp. May 13, 2014, 12:30 PM UTC. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. ... Boko Haram is concentrated in Nigeria’s north. Navanti.

The former president’s death has cracked open the 2027 race, exposing a fierce contest over who now controls the massive bloc ...

The BBC maps the challenges facing Nigeria as it approaches a presidential election 20 years after the end of military rule. ... In the north-west, especially in Zamfara state, ...

The map above shows how the more up north states are, the less percentage of approved students they record. In fact, the nation's worst-performing state is in the North.

The North became self-governing in 1959 and, of course, Nigeria became independent a year later in 1960. Well, it’s déjà vu all over again; history is repeating itself.

IN 2005, Goldman Sachs Investment Bank forecast that Nigeria will be the 20th largest economy in the world by 2025 and the 12th largest by 2050; ahead of Italy, Canada and South Korea.

Nigeria’s north central region, consisting of the country’s capital city Abuja and six other states, is home to several minority ethnic groups. More than 200 languages are spoken there.