200 of its 820 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Ebola was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
24 Oct: 24 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Nigeria on 1 of the 1 day held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: Ebola was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Nigeria: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
NigeriaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Nigeria mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 224 million people live in Nigeria. Over these days its news carried 0.9 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about the world's rate (0.8 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health36%71 stories
Rights & justice28%56 stories
Conflict & violence15%30 stories
Food & livelihood10%19 stories
Disasters & accidents4%8 stories
Shelter & services4%7 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%6 stories
Displacement1%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed64 Stories reporting arrests30 Stories reporting people affected20 Stories reporting abductions14 Stories reporting people injured9 Stories reporting people displaced1 Stories reporting refugees1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Nigeria. Ring: the world. Measured over 196 stories.
Feelings
Angera little angrier than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Nigeria in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Nigeria's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Nigeria24 in 100
of its 820 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Chad60 in 100
of its 5 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Benin30 in 100
of its 10 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Niger33 in 100
of its 3 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Cameroon0 in 100
of its 9 stories were about people being harmed · mostly
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Disease & outbreaks
Nigeria (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
Ebola24 Oct44 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.