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Compare 38 Government & Public Data APIs you can use in Nigeria

A side-by-side comparison of pricing, features, sandbox access, and documentation for every Government & Public Data API available to Nigerian developers and startups, updated regularly so you can pick the right provider with confidence.

All Government & Public Data APIs

5 of 38 selected

FAO FAOSTAT API

Pricing
Free; United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization public data
Nigerian Government Datasets
Available
Open Data / REST API Access
Available
Administrative Boundary Data (States / LGAs)
Available
Demographic & Census Data
Available
Election / Voter Records
Not available
Economic & Statistical Data
Available
Historical Records Archive
Not available
Free / Open Access Tier
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
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NIMC NIN API

Pricing
SME Plans: Bronze, Silver, Gold tiers based on verification volume. Enterprise Bulk Purchasing Groups (5 tiers) for high-volume institutions. Specific pricing at wiki.nimc.gov.ng/en/pricing/enterprises. NINAuth (new service) has separate pricing. Contact NIMC directly for current commercial terms.
Nigerian Government Datasets
Not available
Open Data / REST API Access
Not available
Administrative Boundary Data (States / LGAs)
Not available
Demographic & Census Data
Available
Election / Voter Records
Not available
Economic & Statistical Data
Not available
Historical Records Archive
Not available
Free / Open Access Tier
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
View Details

Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) API

Pricing
Free government public data service
Nigerian Government Datasets
Available
Open Data / REST API Access
Available
Administrative Boundary Data (States / LGAs)
Available
Demographic & Census Data
Available
Election / Voter Records
Not available
Economic & Statistical Data
Available
Historical Records Archive
Available
Free / Open Access Tier
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
View Details

Nigerian Electoral Commission (INEC) Results API

Pricing
Free access to publicly available election data; some endpoints may require official data request
Nigerian Government Datasets
Available
Open Data / REST API Access
Available
Administrative Boundary Data (States / LGAs)
Available
Demographic & Census Data
Available
Election / Voter Records
Available
Economic & Statistical Data
Available
Historical Records Archive
Available
Free / Open Access Tier
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
View Details

Nigeria Customs Service Trade Data API

Pricing
Institutional pricing; contact NCS for data licensing agreements
Nigerian Government Datasets
Available
Open Data / REST API Access
Available
Administrative Boundary Data (States / LGAs)
Available
Demographic & Census Data
Available
Election / Voter Records
Not available
Economic & Statistical Data
Available
Historical Records Archive
Not available
Free / Open Access Tier
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
View Details

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Feature
FAO FAOSTAT API
NIMC NIN API
Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) API
Nigerian Electoral Commission (INEC) Results API
Nigeria Customs Service Trade Data API
PricingFree; United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization public dataSME Plans: Bronze, Silver, Gold tiers based on verification volume. Enterprise Bulk Purchasing Groups (5 tiers) for high-volume institutions. Specific pricing at wiki.nimc.gov.ng/en/pricing/enterprises. NINAuth (new service) has separate pricing. Contact NIMC directly for current commercial terms.Free government public data serviceFree access to publicly available election data; some endpoints may require official data requestInstitutional pricing; contact NCS for data licensing agreements
Nigerian Government Datasets
Available
Not available
Available
Available
Available
Open Data / REST API Access
Available
Not available
Available
Available
Available
Administrative Boundary Data (States / LGAs)
Available
Not available
Available
Available
Available
Demographic & Census Data
Available
Available
Available
Available
Available
Election / Voter Records
Not available
Not available
Not available
Available
Not available
Economic & Statistical Data
Available
Not available
Available
Available
Available
Historical Records Archive
Not available
Not available
Available
Available
Not available
Free / Open Access Tier
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
REST API
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
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