Religion in Nigeria - wikipedia Religion in Nigeria Abuja National Mosque National Church of Nigeria The mosque and the church face each other across Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue in the national capital, Abuja Religion in Nigeria ( 2016 ) Protestant ( 30.6 % ) Unspecified Christian ( 10.8 % ) Roman Catholic ( 10.0 % ) Other Christian ( 0.5 % ) Islam ( 47.3 % ) Other religions ( 0.8 % ) Nigeria, the most populous African country ( with a population of over 182 million in 2015 ), is nearly equally divided between Christianity and Islam, though the exact ratio is uncertain. There is also a growing population of non-religious Nigerians who accounted for the remaining 5 percent. The majority of Nigerian Muslims are Sunni and are concentrated in the northern region of the country, while Christians dominate in the south. The Pew Forum in a 2010 report compared reports from several sources. The 1963 Nigerian census found that 36 % of the population was Christian, 38 % Muslim, and 26 % other ; the 2008 MEASURE Demographic and Health Survey ( DHS ) found 53 % Muslim, 45 % Christian, and 2 % other ; the 2008 Afrobarometer poll found 50 % Christian, 49 % Muslim, and 1 % other ; Pew 's own survey found 52 % Muslim, 46 % Christian, and 1 % other. Most of Nigeria 's Christians are Protestant ( broadly defined ) though about a quarter are Catholic. From the 1990s to the 2000s, there was significant growth in Protestant churches, including the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Winners ' Chapel, Christ Apostolic Church ( the first Aladura Movement in Nigeria ), Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Evangelical Church Winning All, Mountain of Fire and Miracles, Christ Embassy, The Synagogue Church Of All Nations, The CommonWealth Of Zion Assembly ( COZA ), the Aladura Church ( indigenous Christian churches being especially strong in the Yoruba and Igbo areas ), and of evangelical churches in general. These churches have spilled over into adjacent and southern areas of the middle belt. Denominations like the Seventh - day Adventist also exist. Other leading Protestant churches in the country are the Church of Nigeria of the Anglican Communion, the Assemblies of God Church, the Nigerian Baptist Convention and The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations. The Yoruba area contains a large Anglican population, while Igboland is predominantly Catholic and the Edo area is predominantly Assemblies of God, which was introduced into Nigeria by Augustus Ehurie Wogu and his associates at Old Umuahia. Islam dominated the north and had a number of supporters in the South Western, Yoruba part of the country. Nigeria has the largest Muslim population in sub-Saharan Africa. In terms of Nigeria 's major ethnic groups ' religious affiliations, the Hausa ethnic group in the North is mostly Muslim, the West which is the Yoruba tribe is divided among mainly Islam, Christianity, and traditional religions, while the Igbos of the East and the Ijaw in the South are predominantly Christians ( Catholics ) and some practitioners of traditional religions. The middle belt of Nigeria contains the largest number of minority ethnic groups in Nigeria and they are mostly Christians and members of traditional religions with few Muslim converts. The vast majority of Muslims in Nigeria are Sunni, belonging to Maliki school of jurisprudence ; however, a sizeable minority also belongs to Shafi madhhab. A large number of Sunni Muslims are members of Sufi brotherhoods. Most Sufis follow the Qadiriyya, Tijaniyyah and / or Mouride movement. A significant Shia minority exists ( see Shia in Nigeria ). Some northern states have incorporated Sharia law into their previously secular legal systems, which has brought about some controversy. Kano State has sought to incorporate Sharia law into its constitution. The majority of Quranists follow the Kalo Kato or Quraniyyun movement. There are also Ahmadiyya and Mahdiyya minorities. According to a 2001 report from The World Factbook by CIA, about 50 % of Nigeria 's population is Muslim, 40 % are Christians and 10 % adhere to local religions. But in some recent report, the Christian population is now slightly lesser than the Muslim population. An 18 December 2012 report on religion and public life by the Pew Research Center stated that in 2010, 48.3 percent of Nigeria 's population was Christian, 48.9 percent was Muslim, and 2.8 percent were followers of indigenous and other religions, or unaffiliated. Additionally, the 2010s census of Association of Religion Data Archives has reported that 47.5 percent of the total population is Christian, slightly bigger than the Muslim population of 45.5 percent, and that 7.0 percent are members of other religious groups. Major factors that have been increasing Muslims population in Nigeria are polygamy, early marriages and lack of birth control. Contents 1 Abrahamic religions 1.1 Islam 1.1. 1 Sunni 1.1. 2 Shia 1.1. 3 Sufi 1.1. 4 Ahmadiyya 1.1. 5 Quraniyoon 1.1. 6 Boko Haram and Darul Islam 1.2 Christianity 1.2. 1 Roman Catholicism 1.2. 2 Anglicanism 1.2. 3 Christian distribution 1.2. 4 Missionary work 1.2. 5 Offshoots of European denominations 1.2. 6 Combination with traditional practices 1.2. 7 Social class and religion 1.3 Bahá'í Faith 2 Traditional beliefs 2.1 Traditional religion among the Yorubas 2.2 Practices 3 Inter-religious conflict 4 Atheism 4.1 Irreligion 5 Other religions 5.1 Hinduism 5.2 Chrislam 5.3 The Grail Movement 5.4 The Reformed Ogboni Fraternity 6 See also 7 References Abrahamic religions Islam Main article : Islam in Nigeria The mosque during Harmattan Nigeria has one of the largest Muslim populations in West Africa. Islam was introduced to northern Nigeria as early as the 11th century and was well established in the major capitals of the region by the 16th century, spreading into the countryside and toward the Middle Belt uplands. Shehu Usman dan Fodio established a government in Northern Nigeria based on Islam before the advent of Colonialism. The British Colonial Government therefore established indirect rule in Northern Nigeria based on the structure of this government. Islam also came to South Western Yoruba - speaking areas during the time of Mansa Musa 's Mali Empire. The Yoruba colloquially referred to Islam as `` Esin - Mali '' or some will say `` Esin - Mole '', which means religion from Mali. Sunni The vast majority of Muslims in Nigeria are Sunni belonging to Maliki school of jurisprudence ; however, a sizeable minority also belongs to Shafi madhhab. A large number of Sunni Muslims are members of Sufi brotherhoods. Most Sufis follow the Qadiriyya, Tijaniyyah and / or Mouride movement. Nigerian Islam has become heterogenous with the springing up of many Islamic sects. Notable examples are the Izala movement, the Shia movement, and many local Islamic sects that have limited expansion. Shia The Shia Muslims of Nigeria are primarily located in the Sokoto State. Shia Muslims make up between two and four million of Nigeria 's population. Ibrahim Zakzaky introduced many Nigerians to Shia Islam. Sufi Some Nigerian Muslims emphasize asceticism and mysticism and usually form groups called `` tariqas '', `` Sufi orders '' or `` Sufi brotherhoods ''. They always preach peaceful co-existence and had no empathy for radical Islam. Most Sufis follow the Qadiriyya, Tijaniyyah and / or Mouride movement. Ahmadiyya The Ahmadiyya movement established itself in Nigeria in 1916, and make up approximately 3 % of the Muslim population. There are numerous Ahmadiyya centres in Nigeria including the Baitur - Raheem Mosque in Ibadan inaugurated in 2008, the Mubarak Mosque in Abuja, which is the last Ahmadiyya mosque, built in the first century of the Ahmadiyya Caliphate. Ahmadiyyas have also established a weekly newspaper called `` The Truth '' which is the first Muslim newspaper in the country. Quraniyoon The Kalo Kato are a Nigerian group of Quranists. Their name means `` a mere man said it '' referring to Muhammad. The Kalo Kato rely entirely on the Quran and they are found among poor communities across northern Nigeria. Boko Haram and Darul Islam Further information : Maitatsine, Boko Haram, and Darul Islam ( Nigeria ) Islam in Nigeria has witnessed a rise in the numbers of Islamic extremism notably among them, the Boko Haram, Maitatsine, Darul Islam among others. These sects have sometimes resorted to the use of violence in a bid to realizing their ambitions on the wider Islamic and Nigerian populations as a whole. The rise of this radical movements has been attributed partly to the poor socio economic infrastructures and poor governance in Nigeria. Poverty has been seen as the major catalyst leading to the rapid increase in the membership of these religious extremist groups. The rise of these sects has also been linked to the increase and aiding of religious extremist by politicians for their selfish ambitions. During the 1980s religious riots occurred in and around the five cities of Kano in 1980, Kaduna in 1982, Bulum - Ketu in 1982, Jimeta in 1984 and Gombe in 1985. These riots were caused by the migration of the rural poor into urban towns during the dry seasons. An offshoot of Islam called the ' Yan Tatsine ' violently rebelled against the authorities and non-members. These radical Muslims were inspired by Alhaji Mohammed Marwa Maitatsine. He was a Cameroon preacher who slated the government, something which lead to his arrest in Nigeria in 1975, yet by 1972 many people followed him across society, ranging from the elite to Koranic students called almajiral or gardawa and unemployed migrants. Maitatsine and his followers became separate from orthodox Islam, condemning the corruption of the religious and secular elites and the wealthy upper classes ' consumption of Western goods during the petrol boom in 1974 - 81. The Boko Haram movement has been connected to the Maitatsine movement. They want to implement sharia law across the whole of Nigeria. Christianity See also : Christianity in Nigeria Christian denominations in Nigeria Nigerian interchurch Christian Association of Nigeria Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria African initiated Cherubim and Seraphim Society Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim Church of God Mission International Church of the Lord ( Aladura ) Anglican The African Church Church of Nigeria Baptist, Anabaptist, DC Church of the Brethren in Nigeria Churches of Christ in Nigeria Mambila Baptist Convention of Nigeria Nigerian Baptist Convention Catholic Roman Catholic Church Holiness and Methodist African Methodist Episcopal Church in Nigeria Deeper Christian Life Ministry Redeemed Christian Church of God United Methodist Church of Nigeria Lutheran Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria Lutheran Church of Nigeria Pentecostal The Apostolic Church Nigeria Christ Apostolic Church General Council of the Assemblies of God Nigeria Gospel Faith Mission International Church of the Foursquare Gospel The Lord 's Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement New Apostolic Church in Nigeria Winners ' Chapel Presbyterian and Reformed Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria Church of Christ in Nigeria Church of Christ in the Sudan Among the Tiv Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ N.K.S.T Presbyterian Church of Nigeria Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria Other Protestant Evangelical Church of West Africa QIC - United Evangelical Church Seventh - day Adventist Church in Nigeria Word of Faith Ministries The National Church of Nigeria Christianity is one of the three main religions in Nigeria and Nigeria has the Largest Christian population in Africa. According to a recent report conducted in 2011, 51.6 % or more than half of Nigerians are Christians. Among Christians, 24.8 % are Catholic, 74.1 % are Protestant, 0.9 % belong to other Christian denominations and a few of them are Orthodox Christians. The ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria are : Lagos, Ibadan, Ondo, Bendel, The Niger, Niger Delta, Owerri, Abuja, Kaduna and Jos. Its primate is Nicholas Okoh. The Church of Nigeria has about 17 million members. The Nigerian Baptist Convention has about three million baptized members. The Archdioceses of the Roman Catholic Church are : Abuja, Onitsha, Benin City, Calabar, Ibadan, Lagos, and Owerri. It has about 19 million members in Nigeria in 2005. Cardinal Francis Arinze is a Roman Catholic Cardinal from Nigeria. There are over 300,000 Early Pentecostal Apostolic Churches parishes in Nigeria having about 4.2 million adherents. Such denominations in this group are : The Christ Apostolic Church, The Apostolic Church, The Celestial Church, The Cherubim and Seraphim Church et cetera. There are also about 380,000 New Apostolic Church parishes constituting about 6.5 million believers New Apostolic Christians in Nigeria include : 1 ) The Redeemed Church, 4 ) Deeper Life Church, 5 ) Overcomers ministries and other new springs. Bye and large Protestantism particularly the Pentecostals, Apostolic and evangelicals constitute the major Christian population of Nigeria from the late 1990s to the present. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - Day Saints ( LDS ) announced creation of new Owerri mission in Nigeria in 2016. Roman Catholicism Main article : Roman Catholicism in Nigeria Anglicanism See also : Church of Nigeria Christian Distribution The majority of Christians are found in the south east, South - South, south west and Middle - belt region. An increasing number of mission stations and mission bookstores, along with churches serving southern enclaves and northern Christians in the northern cities and larger towns, are found in the Muslim north. Christianity in Yoruba area traditionally has been Protestant and Anglican, currently Protestant Pentecostal / evangelicals, whereas Igboland has always been the area of greatest activity by the Roman Catholic Church with current infusions of Protestantism. Other denominations abounded as well. Presbyterians arrived in the late 17th century in the Ibibio, Annang and Efik land and the Niger Delta area and had missions in the middle belt as well. The works of the Presbyterian Church in Calabar from Scotland by missionaries like Rev Hope M. Waddell, who arrived in Calabar 10 April 1846, in the 19th century and that of Mary Slessor of Calabar are examples. Small missionary movements were allowed to start up, generally in the 1920s, after the middle belt was considered pacified. Each denomination set up rural networks by providing schooling and health facilities. Most such facilities remained in 1990, although in many cases schools had been taken over by the local state government in order to standardize curricula and indigenize the teaching staff. Pentecostals arrived mostly as indigenous workers in the post-independence period, and in the 1980s, Evangelical and Apostolic Pentecostalism were spreading rapidly throughout the south western and middle belt, having major success in hitherto Roman Catholic and Protestant towns of the south as well. There were also breakaway, or Africanized churches, that blended traditional Christian symbols with indigenous symbols. Among these was the Aladura ( preyer ) movement that was spreading rapidly throughout Yoruba land and into the non-Muslim middle belt areas. Missionary work Apart from Benin and Warri, which had come in contact with Christianity through the Portuguese as early as the 15th century, most missionaries arrived by sea in the 19th century. As with other areas in African continent, Roman Catholics and Anglicans each tended to establish areas of hegemony in southern Nigeria. After World War I, smaller denominations such as the Church of the Brethren ( as Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria ), Seventh - day Adventists and others worked in interstitial areas, trying not to compete. Although less well - known, African - American churches entered the missionary field in the 19th century and created contacts with Nigeria that lasted well into the colonial period. Offshoots of European denominations African churches were founded by small groups breaking off from the European denominations, especially in Yorubaland, where such independence movements started as early as the early 19th century - influenced by American and British missionaries in early 1900s and stimulated by the great revival of the 1930s. They were for the most part ritually and doctrinally identical to the parent church, although more African music, and later dance and dressage / vesture, entered and mixed with the imported church services. Notable among the new - springs of 1930 were such Protestant Pentecostals as the Christ Apostolic Church - an offshoot of USA based Faith Tabernacle which swept through the Western Region and complimented by the likes of the Celestial Church and the Cherubim and Seraphim Church which were indigenous autonomous springs. A number of indigenous denominations used Biblical references to support polygamy. With political independence came African priests in both Roman Catholic and Protestant denominations, although ritual and forms of worship were strictly those of the home country of the original missionaries. By the 1980s, however, African music and even dancing were being introduced quietly into western oriented church services, albeit altered to fit into rituals of Euro - American origin. Southern Christians living in the north, especially in larger cities, had congregations and churches founded as early as the 1920s. Even medium - sized towns ( 20,000 persons or more ) with an established southern enclave had local churches, especially in the middle belt, where both major religions had a strong foothold. The exodus of Igbo from the north in the late 1960s left Roman Catholic churches poorly attended, but by the 1980s adherents were back in even greater numbers, and a number of new churches had been built. the middle belt and the west and southwest remain the hold of Protestants ( Pentecostal, evangelical and indigenous spring of Christian denominations ). Combination with traditional practices The Aladura, like several other breakaway churches, stress healing and fulfillment of life goals for oneself and one 's family. African beliefs that sorcery and witchcraft are malevolent forces against which protection is required are accepted ; rituals are warm and emotional, stressing personal involvement and acceptance of spirit possession. Theology is biblical, but some sects add costumed processions and some accept polygyny. Social class and Religion Major congregations of the larger Anglican and Roman Catholic missions represented elite families of their respective areas, although each of these churches had members from all levels and many quite humble church buildings. Nevertheless, a wedding in the Anglican cathedral in Lagos was usually a gathering of the elite of the entire country, and of Lagos and Yorubaland in particular. Such families had connections to their churches going back to the 19th century and were generally not attracted to the breakaway churches. All major urban centers, all universities, and the new capital of Abuja had areas set aside for the major religions to build churches and mosques and for burial grounds. Bahá'í Faith Main article : Bahá'í Faith in Nigeria After an isolated presence in the late 1920s, the Bahá'í Faith in Nigeria begins with pioneering Bahá'ís coming to Sub-Saharan West Africa in the 1950s especially following the efforts of Enoch Olinga who directly and indirectly affected the growth of the religion in Nigeria. Following growth across West Africa a regional National Spiritual Assembly was elected in 1956. As the community multiplied across cities and became diverse in its engagements it elected its own National Spiritual Assembly by 1979 and Operation World estimated 1000 Bahá'ís in 2001 though the Association of Religion Data Archives ( relying mostly on the World Christian Encyclopedia ) estimated some 34,000 Bahá'ís in 2005. Traditional beliefs Alongside the main religious sect is the traditional belief system that without contradicting civil law manages to also govern ethics and morality amongst much of the population. Traditional Religion among the yorubas Temple of Ọṣun in Oṣogbo, Nigeria. Main article : Yoruba religion In the city - states of Yorubaland and its neighbors, a more reserved way of life remains, one that expresses a theology that links local beliefs to a central citadel government and its sovereignty over a hinterland of communities through the monarch. The seat of the king ( oba ) is responsible for the welfare of its jurisdiction, in return for confirmation of the legitimacy of the oba 's rule over his subjects. Practices In addition to ensuring access to, and the continual fertility of, both land and people, seasonal carnivals act as a spectacle for `` tourism '' contributing to regional productivity. `` Society in general has more gradually and selectively expanded to accommodate new influences, it is fairly certain that they will continue to assert their distinctive cultural identity in creative and often ingenious ways ''. Inter-religious conflict In the 1980s, serious outbreaks between Christians and Muslims occurred in Kafanchan in southern Kaduna State in a border area between the two religions, propagated by extreme leaders who were able to rally a young, educated group of individuals who feared that the nation would not be able to protect their religious group. The leaders were able to polarize their followers through speeches and public demonstrations. The activities of some of these sects has in recent times led to the loss of lives and properties as they move about destroying government facilities which they see as legacies or replica of western cultures in their various communities. These religious campaigns have seen an increase in gun battles between the members of these sects and security forces with loss of lives witnessed on both sides. Although direct conflicts between Christians and Muslims were rare, tensions did flare between the two groups as each group radicalised. There were clashes in October 1982 when Muslim zealots in Kano were able to enforce their power in order to keep the Anglican House Church from expanding its size and power base as they saw it as a threat to the nearby Mosque, even though the Anglican House Church had been there forty years prior to the building of the Mosque. Additionally, there were two student groups in Nigeria who came into contestation, the Fellowship of Christian Students and the Muslim Student Society. In one instance there was an evangelical campaign organised by the FCS and brought into question why one sect should dominate the campus of the Kafanchan college of education. This quarrel accelerated to the point where the Muslim students organised protests around the city and culminated in the burning of a Mosque at the college. The Christian majority at the college retaliated on March 9 when twelve people died and several Mosques were burnt and a climate of fear brews. The retaliation was pre-planned. Exploitation of the media used to propagate the ideas of the conflict, thereby radicalising each force even more. Media was biased on each side so while places like the federal radio corporation discussed the idea of defending Islam during this brief moment of terror but does not report the deaths and damage caused by Muslims, galvanising the Muslim population. Similarly, the Christian papers did not report the damage and deaths caused by Christians but focused on the Islamic terror. Other individuals leading these religious movements use the media to spread messages which gradually became more intolerant of other religions and because of these religious divisions radical Islam continues to be a problem in Nigeria today. Recently, there has been an upsurge in attacks targeting Christians in northern Nigeria, culminating in the Christmas Day massacre at a catholic church near the Federal Capital Territory. The radical Islamist sect, Boko Haram, claimed responsibility for the bomb blast. Atheism Irreligion Main article : Irreligion in Nigeria Other religions Hinduism Main article : Hinduism in Nigeria Hinduism spread to Nigeria mainly by immigration of Hindus from India and of Hare Krishna Missionaries. Many Nigerians have converted to Hinduism mainly due to efforts of ISKCON Missionaries. ISKCON has inaugurated the Vedic Welfare Complex in Apapa. Altogether including Nigerians of Indian origin and NRIs there are 25,000 Hindus in Nigeria. Most of them live in Lagos, the former capital of Nigeria Chrislam Main article : Chrislam ( Yoruba ) Chrislam is a blend of Christianity and Islam that takes practices from both the Bible and the Quran. It hopes to quell religious feuds among Nigerians. The Grail movement Main article : Grail Movement Nigeria has become an African hub for Grail Movement, inspired by the work of Abd - ru - shin, principally In the Light of Truth : The Grail Message. The reformed Ogboni fraternity A fraternity incorporating references and insignia from the original Ogboni, is based on ancient rites, usages and customs. Established in 1914 by the Ven. Archdeacon T.A.J. Ogunbiyi. Membership is open to all adults who embrace a non-idolatrous faith in God. The fraternity is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. In 1996 it had about 710 conclaves / Lodges or Iledi in Nigeria and overseas. See also Nigeria portal Religion portal The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints in Nigeria Igbo Jews Irreligion in Nigeria Religion in Bauchi State Religion in Borno State Religion in Gombe State Religion in Jigawa State Religion in Kaduna State Religion in Kano State Religion in Katsina State Religion in Kebbi State Religion in Niger State Religion in Sokoto State Religion in Yobe State Religion in Zamfara State References This article incorporates public domain material from the Library of Congress Country Studies website http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/. 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Question: what is religion and types of religion in nigeria
Answer: Christianity