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Nigeria is officially a secular state with no official state religion. Article 10 of the Constitution states that “The Government of the Federation or a State shall not adopt any religion as State Religion.” [ 15 ] However, twelve Muslim-majority northern states have incorporated Sharia courts into their legal systems with the power and ...
At chapter one article ten, the constitution reaffirms that Nigeria is a secular state, and that no government or state shall adopt any religion as state religion. [2] The constitution also reiterates the right to freedom of religion and conscience for all citizens and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion. [25]
The status of religious freedom in Africa varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non-practitioners), the extent to which religious organizations operating within the country ...
A Theravada Buddhist monk speaking with a Catholic priest, Thailand. The status of religious freedom around the world varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non ...
Christianity was followed by an estimated 46.18% of the Nigerian population in 2020; one-quarter of Christians in Nigeria are Catholic (12.39% of the country's population). [ 10 ] In the same year, over 9,500 priests and 6,500 nuns served over 4,000 parishes.
The city of Kano, the state’s capital, was a key center of Islamic scholarship and trade long before the establishment of modern Nigeria. The spread of Islam in Kano is closely linked to the Trans-Saharan trade routes and the activities of scholars and traders who brought the religion to the region in the 11th century. By the 14th century ...
Islam is one of the two largest religions in Nigeria. Nigeria also has the largest Muslim population in Africa. [1] In 2018, the CIA World Factbook estimated that 53.5% of Nigeria's population is Muslim. [2] Islam is predominantly concentrated in the northern half of the country, with a significant Muslim minority existing in the southern ...
Christianity is the majority religion in the southern and central regions of Nigeria. [3] The 2021-2023 Afrobarometer survey found that 54.2% of Nigerians were Christian and 45.5% were Muslim. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]