Ikumbur Emmanuel BemsenOnwuemesi Ajana GodwinAnakwuba Emmanuel KenechukwuChinwuko Augustine IfeanyiUsman Ayatu OjonugwaOkonkwo Churchill Chukwunonso Department of Geology, Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo, NigeriaDepartment of Geological Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, NigeriaDepartment of Physics, Federal College of Education (Technical) Umunze, Nigeria ibemsen@gmail.com International Journal of Fundamental Physical Sciences (IJFPS) 3 2 27-31 June, 2013 2231-8186 https://doi.org/10.14331/ijfps.2013.330050 Qualitative and quantitative interpretations of aeromagnetic map over part of the Southern Bida Basin, West-Central Nigeria were carried out using spectral analysis. The magnetic anomaly and first vertical derivative maps revealed intense faulting trending E-W and NE-SW. Spectral method results indicate two depth sources: shallow (0.45–1.49 km) and deep (2.81–3.24 km). The region contains a linear depression with sediment accumulation, and the average sedimentary thickness is about 2.90 km, suggesting possible hydrocarbon generation potential in the central part. Aeromagnetic data, basement topography, depths to basement, linear trend surface, Bida Basin, Spectral Analysis https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/