Nigeria is a society with Christianity, Islam and Traditional African religion being professed. According to recent estimates Christianity is practiced by 50.5% of the population. (19.9% Protestantism, 12.3% Churches of Christ, 10.1% Anglicanism and 8.2% Catholicism). Islam is the second greatest religion by 43.5% consisting of 95% Sunni Islam and 5% Shia Islam. 6% of the Nigerian people practices Traditional African religion.[1][2]

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 of West Africa, Mountain of Fire and Miracles, Christ Embassy, The Synagogue Church Of All Nations, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 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 and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have also flourished.[3][4]

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

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 95% Muslims and 5% Christians, the West which is the Yoruba tribe is 35% Christians and 55% Muslim with 10% going to adherents of other African religions, while the Igbos of the East and the Ijaw in the South are 98% Christians (Catholics) and 2% practitioners of traditional religions.[5] 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.[6][7]

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.[8] Kano State has sought to incorporate Sharia law into its constitution.[9] The majority of Quranists follow the Kalo Kato or Quraniyyun movement. There are also Ahmadiyya and Mahdiyya minorities.[10]

According to a 2001 report[11] from The World Factbook by CIA, about 50% of Nigeria's population is Muslim, 40% are Christians and 10% adhere to local religions.[12] But in some recent report, the Christian population is now sightly larger than the Muslim population. An 18 December 2012 report on religion and public life by the Pew Research Center stated that in 2010, 49.3 percent of Nigeria's population was Christian, 48.8 percent was Muslim, and 1.9 percent were followers of indigenous and other religions, or unaffiliated.[13] Additionally, the 2010s census of Association of Religion Data Archives has reported that 46.5 percent of the total population is Christian, slightly bigger than the Muslim population of 45.5 percent, and that 7.7 percent are members of other religious groups.[14]

ramdris:
And..........?

elantraceey:
That's expected .

Case study

Is she typing from the church?

If she's... then she's not listening to sermons or participating in church activities which makes her a 'secular' Christian.

If she's not...then she might probably be an atheist or a deist who doesn't believe in Christian doctrines

herald9:




Case study

Is she typing from the church?

If she's... then she's not listening to sermons or participating in church activities which makes her a 'secular' Christian.

If she's not...then she might probably be an atheist or a deist who doesn't believe in Christian doctrines

Skako:
See the mumu, how can it be calculated without censor(head counting of ppl)

is it possible and more over islam is the fastest growing religion in the world

Macelliot:
PaulGrundy, SalC
Catholism is 1.2 billion+
while Protestants(Anglican, methodist, pentecostals e.t.c) makes up 800 million+
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations_by_number_of_members

Macelliot:

Fastest growing does not make it the Largest.

Macelliot:
This fact is untrue...
CATHOLISM is the largest Christian group in the world.....
Catholism makes more than 70% christian in South-American.
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There are 9 catholic churches out of 10 churches in The middle east...
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Catholism is the largest Christian sect in Nigeria...
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Your facts are totally incorrect....

paulGrundy:


The population is not evenly distributed. Funny thing is the you showed the statistics of catholic worldwide population, NOT nigerian catholic population. Am not disputing the fact that the catholic church is the largest christian group in the world.

Skako:
See the mumu, how can it be calculated without censor(head counting of ppl)

is it possible and more over _{islam is the fastest growing religion in the world}

Macelliot:

Waoh! Meantion any other Christian group that is 1/3 (one-third) of Catholics...
In south eastern Nigeria, there are more than 100 sects, Catholics makes up 75%.

paulGrundy:


Am sorry to tell you sir, that statistics are not based on sentiments or feelings, but FACTS. Things sometimes change.

Macelliot:
PaulGrundy, SalC
Catholism is 1.2 billion+
while Protestants(Anglican, methodist, pentecostals e.t.c) makes up 800 million+
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations_by_number_of_members

SalC:
Well this is the number of Catholic world over.
But having read all the facts I can find on wikipeadia and beyond, am yet to see any that prove Anglicans are larger than Catholics in Nigeria.

paulGrundy:


Am sorry to tell you sir, that statistics are not based on sentiments or feelings, but FACTS. Things sometimes change.

Macelliot:

Anglicans don't make up half of Catholics in Nigeria.

herald9:
Out of the 50.5% of Christians... Atheists,Deists,Agnostics and other rational thinkers constitutes about 15-20% ....With the alarming increase in the number of rational thinkers on Nairaland only,we would be looking at a percentage of 25-30% in few years to come and more.

Macelliot:

Oyedepo of winners stated last month that their are 5million Winner Christians around the world. Whereas, there are 30+millions Catholic Christians In Nigeria alone and 1.2billion around the world....

Skako:
See the mumu, how can it be calculated without censor(head counting of ppl)

is it possible and more over islam is the fastest growing religion in the world

SalC:
I will like to read any research stating we have 30m Catholics in Nigeria, I only read it in an interview grant by the Cardinal Onaiyekan if am not mistaken. I know as an archbishop and cardinal he probably will be right but I can't really see any documented proof so far.