I love data. Few months back I was ranting to a colleague that there is no reliable health data online about Nigeria; then I was looking though the scientific journals for the prevalence rate of hypertension and type II diabetes. But I could not find any recent data. Then I discovered NIGECS [http://www.nigerianlgaclassification.com/index.html"].
Though not the ideal databank yet, NIGECS gives a fresh insight into what a web-powered data mining and presentation can do for Nigeria. The website, the first interactive repository of its kind, presents geographical and statistical information about the 774 Local Government Areas (LGA) in Nigeria.
One can quickly see where the super wealthy lives, or regions where school kids are not in schools because of cost, etc. Data presented are from the National Bureau of Statistics for each of the 774 LGAs collected in 2006; so it’s a bit aged, but this very very relevant.
It will be great if like minds can come together and build-up this tool. The usefulness can not be quantified! It’s open-sourced and peer-reviewed, according to the creator, Dr. Adegbola Ojo.
For me, this is the best discovery of 2010!
Hat-tip: Nigerian Health Watch blog.
I just spent about an hour going thro the website. Great tool!
December 28, 2010 at 1:09 pm
NIGECS is fascinating!! Its incredible and I personally think Dr Adegbola Ojo deserves to be honoured by the Nigerian Government for this painstaking effort.
January 21, 2011 at 9:37 am
This is certainly the best thing that has happened in Nigeria for a long long time. It’s incredible.
Thank you so much for this painstaking effort Dr jo!
June 30, 2011 at 4:33 pm
This is certainly the best thing that has happened in Nigeria for a long long time. It’s incredible.
Thank you so much for this painstaking effort Dr Ojo!
June 30, 2011 at 4:33 pm