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The Afrobarometer is a comparative series of public attitude surveys that collects and disseminates data regarding Africans' views on democracy, governance, the economy, civil society, and related issues. The data are collected from nationally representative samples in face-to-face interviews in the language of the respondent's choice. Standard topics for the Afrobarometers include attitudes toward and evaluations of democracy, governance and economic conditions, political participation, and national identity. In addition, Round 6 surveys include special modules on taxation; tolerance; crime, conflict and insecurity; political corruption; interregional relations; perceptions of China; use of technology; and social service delivery. This particular data collection is concerned with the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of Nigeria, and also includes a number of "country-specific questions" designed specifically for the respondents of the Nigeria survey. These "country-specific questions" solicited respondents' opinions on topics such as who was supporting extremist groups involved with launching attacks and kidnappings, how effective the government had been in addressing the problem of armed extremists, and whether Nigeria should create more states. Respondents were also asked their opinions on the 2015 elections and how responsive they felt the federal government was to emergencies such as the Ebola virus outbreak, Polio, floods, and insecurities caused by armed robbers and extremist groups. The surveys also collect a large set of socio-demographic indicators such as age, gender, education level, poverty level, language and ethnicity, and religious affiliation, as well as political party affiliation. Afrobarometer Round 6 surveys were implemented in 36 countries.

This annual survey, fielded May to August 2005, was conducted in 67 countries and the province of Kosovo to solicit public opinion on social and political issues. Respondents were asked to identify the most important problem facing the world, how often they or their family had not had enough to eat in the past year, whether they had heard of global institutions such as the United Nations and the European Union, and whether their opinions of these institutions were positive, negative, or neutral. A series of questions asked respondents whether their country was governed by the will of the people, whether its elections were free and fair, whether they trusted their government, and whether democracy was the best system of government. Additional topics addressed crime in the respondent's community, threats to the environment, the gap between the rich and the poor, and whether immigration was a good or a bad thing for their country. Other questions asked whether respondents had done any volunteer work in the past year, and whether they considered themselves to be religious. Demographic variables include sex, age, household income, education level, employment status, and religious preference.