Wildfires in Nigeria
18 wildfires have been recorded in Nigeria by Global Incident Tracker, 18 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
8
Last 7 days
18
In 2026
18
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in Nigeria
Active fire cluster 41 km NE of Kukawa, Nigeria — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 40 km N of Maiduguri, Nigeria — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 36 km E of Kukawa, Nigeria — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 36 km ENE of Monguno, Nigeria — 30 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 40 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria — 40 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 35 km ENE of Monguno, Nigeria — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 38 km E of Dikwa, Nigeria — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 44 km NE of Kukawa, Nigeria — 42 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 47 km NE of Kukawa, Nigeria — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 36 km E of Kukawa, Nigeria — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 44 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 38 km N of Kukawa, Nigeria — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 45 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 37 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 44 km NE of Kukawa, Nigeria — 28 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 55 km ENE of Kukawa, Nigeria — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
October carries the most wildfires we hold for Nigeria — 10 of 18. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 1 | |
| September | 7 | |
| October | 10 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.