Opportunity Cost Lab
Impact Calculator
Translate a naira figure into things citizens can feel. The unit-cost assumptions below are approximate and require checking against the latest published rates. A quick version lives on the homepage; this page is the deeper view.
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125
Motorised borehole + overhead tank (rural)
Unit cost: ₦8,000,000 · Federal Ministry of Water Resources — RUWASSA unit costs
416
Nurse annual salary (Grade level avg, federal)
Unit cost: ₦2,400,000 · National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission
1,176
Solar street light (column + panel + battery)
Unit cost: ₦850,000 · REA Nigeria — published rural electrification unit costs
Cost assumptions
Unit costs are drawn from the most recent published rates we could verify from UBEC, the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, NSIWC, and REA Nigeria. They are approximate, not contract prices, and exclude state-level variation. If you have a more current sourced figure, submit a correction.