Bible Society work in Nigeria
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Tel: +(234)-1 5876471/(234)-1-5457524 |
Bible Society website |
Bible
Society of NigeriaCountry Data:
| Area: | 923,768 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 108,542,000 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$310 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 52% (1999) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Christian |
45.4%
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| Muslim |
43.9%
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| Traditional beliefs |
9.8%
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| Jehovah’s Witness |
0.4%
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| Other |
0.5%
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| Official Language: | English | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1845 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1965 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1972 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
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| 916,443 | 2,452 | 36,679 | 36,798 | 2,850,000 | 8,738 |
Audio Scriptures open up God's word (Jan/Feb 2007)
As the deer pants for streams of water’ (December 2006)
Latest News #377 – Nigerians welcome two new translations (November 2006) [PDF] Bible Society initiative empowers young people to fight HIV/AIDS (August 2006)
Ambitious plans for Bible translation in Nigeria (August 2006)
Technological wonders – and human problems – in West African translations
(July 2006)
Bible Society tackles Nigeria’s social ills (November 2005)
Faith Comes By Hearing — Stories from Africa (October 2003)
Faith Comes By Hearing — Stories from Africa (October 2003)
FCBH photo story from Nigeria (July/August 2002)
UBS staff witness Lagos blast (March 2002)
Hope for Nigeria (June 2001)
Kutaya: uniting outreach in northern Nigeria (April/May 2001)
New generators end power shortages (April/May 2001)
Living with the Isawa people: an expression of faith (April/May 2001)
FCBH program sparks church revival in West Nigeria (April/May 2001)
Caravan Ministry Brings God’s Word to Nigeria’s Fulani People (March 2001)
Half-Way House for New Converts Needs Scriptures (March 2001)
Eyesight to the Blind (July/August 2000)
A New Friend (July/August 2000)
Christians Suffer in the Wake of Imposed Religious Law (June 2000)
Nigeria’s President Commends Bible (June 2000)
Bible Society of Nigeria Relaunches FCBH Program as ‘Step of Faith’ (September 1999)
Royal Family Shares ‘Faith Comes By Hearing’ Experience (January 1999)
1999: Crucial Year for Translation Work in Nigeria (December 1998)
A Golden Key to Literacy (Nigeria) (July/August 1998)
