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In 2022, Freedom House rated Nigeria's religious freedom as 1 out of 4. [151] Nigeria is number six on Open Doors’ 2023 World Watch List, an annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. [152] In 2022, the country was ranked number seven.
Muslims in Nigeria are predominantly Sunnis of the Maliki school of thought. However, there is a significant Shia minority, primarily in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Osun, Kwara, Yobe and Sokoto states (see Shia in Nigeria). In particular, A 2008 Pew Forum survey on religious diversity identified 5% of Nigerian Muslims as Shia. [5]
Traditional African religions generally believe in an afterlife, one or more Spirit worlds. Ancestor worship is an important basic concept in nearly all African religions. Some African religions adopted different views through the influence of Islam or even Hinduism. [39] [40]
Nigerian religious leaders (6 C, 21 P) N. Nigerian people by religion (5 C) O. Religious organizations based in Nigeria (8 C, 2 P) R. Religious buildings and ...
A symbol of the Yoruba religion (Isese) with labels Yoruba divination board Opon Ifá. According to Kola Abimbola, the Yorubas have evolved a robust cosmology. [1] Nigerian Professor for Traditional African religions, Jacob K. Olupona, summarizes that central for the Yoruba religion, and which all beings possess, is known as "Ase", which is "the empowered word that must come to pass," the ...
Religious Priests: 694 ♦Total Priests: 4,146 (2004) Religious Women: 3,674 Major seminaries in Nigeria: 6 Major seminarians: Minor seminaries in Nigeria: 20 Minor seminarians: ♦Total seminarians: 3,755 (2004) Educational institutes: 4,163 Charitable institutes: 1,202 References: Italian page for 2004 [12
Christianity in Nigeria represents one of several religious traditions in the country, including Islam and Traditional African religions. Christianity arrived to Nigeria in the 15th century through Augustinian and Capuchin monks from Portugal. [citation needed] By 2020, it accounted for an estimated 46.18% of the Nigerian population, two-thirds ...
In Nigeria, Igbo peoples have also been known to practice religious syncretism through the amalgamation of Christianity and traditional African religion. [12] Similarly, Nigeria has also seen syncretism between Igbo Muslim and traditional African religions predating the rise of Chrislam, particularly in Lagos State. [12]