NGO Directory Africa lists 954 organisations working in Nigeria, 937 of them with their head office in the country and 19 international NGOs. The most common causes are Community Development, Children & Youth, Human Rights & Advocacy. Most listed organisations are based in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe. This page shows 62 faith-based organisations.
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Faith-based organisations in Nigeria
Christian Aid Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria Since 2003 See the impact of Christian Aid's work in Nigeria since 2003. Find out how we're tackling poverty with local communities today.
Holy Family Fathers and Brothers of the Youth
Nigeria Since 2003 Catholic religious congregation for men.
Islamic Educational Trust
Nigeria Since 1969 The Islamic Education Trust (IET) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. Founded in 1969 by Ahmed Lemu, Aisha Bridget Lemu, and Sani Ashafa Suleiman, it was formally registered wit...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Aba
Aba, Nigeria Since 1990 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aba takes its name from the major commercial city of Aba in Abia State, Nigeria. Aba Diocese was created from Umuahia Diocese on April 2, 1990. Its first diocesan bishop, Vincent Valentine E...
Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs
Nigeria Since 1973 The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) was established in 1973 at a national conference of Nigerian Muslim leaders in Kaduna under the auspices of Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), the group for all the Islam...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia
Nigeria Since 2020 The Diocese of Ekwulobia is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Oni...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gboko
Nigeria Since 2012 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gboko is a diocese located in the city of Gboko, Benue State in the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo
Nigeria Since 1949 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyo is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Ibadan, Nigeria. It still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Awgu
Aguleri, Nigeria Since 2023 The Diocese of Awgu in Nigeria was created on July 5, 2005, when it was split off from the Diocese of Enugu. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Onitsha. Its first bishop is John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye. The St....
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bomadi
Nigeria Since 1991 The Diocese of Bomadi is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Its episcopal see is in Bomadi, Delta State. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekiti
Nigeria Since 1972 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ekiti is a diocese located in the city of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State in the ecclesiastical province of Ibadan in Nigeria.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ijebu-Ode
Nigeria Since 1969 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ijebu-Ode is a diocese located in the city of Ijebu-Ode in the ecclesiastical province of Lagos in Nigeria.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Uromi
Nigeria The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uromi is a Catholic diocese of the Latin Church of Nigeria. It was created on 14 December 2005 from the Archdiocese of Benin City. Its first bishop was Augustine Obiora Akubeze and the seat...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuahia
Nigeria Since 1958 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuahia is a diocese located in the city of Umuahia. It was part of the Old Ecclesiastical Province of Onitsha, but presently, it belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Owerri, in Nigeria...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Warri
Nigeria Since 1964 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Warri is a diocese located in the city of Warri in the ecclesiastical province of Benin City in Nigeria.
Redeemed Christian Church of God
Nigeria Since 1952 The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is a holiness pentecostal megachurch and denomination headquartered at the Redemption City of God in Mowe, Nigeria. With presence in 197 countries and territories of the world...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahiara
Nigeria Since 1987 The Diocese of Ahiara is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in Ahiara in the region of Mbaise in Imo State, Nigeria. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka
Nigeria Since 1977 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka is a diocese located in the city of Awka, Anambra State in the ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Nigeria.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene
Nigeria Since 1964 The Diocese of Ikot Ekpene is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. Its episcopal see is Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. The Diocese of Ikot Ekpene is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesi...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku
Nigeria Since 1973 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku is a diocese located in the city of Issele-Uku, Delta State in the ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. It lies on the west...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Uyo
Nigeria Since 1989 The Diocese of Uyo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Its episcopal see is located in Uyo. The Diocese of Uyo is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Yola
Nigeria Since 1950 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yola is a diocese located in the city of Yola in Adamawa state and in the ecclesiastical province of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria.
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