Religon in Nigeria

• In 2010 the religions in Nigeria were reported as follows: 49.3% of the population was Christian, 48.8% of the population was Muslim, and 1.9% of the population were followers of indigenous and other religions or unaffiliated. (Wikipedia.com)
•   “There has been the growth of the Aladura Church, an Africanized Christian sect that was especially strong in the Yoruba areas, and of evangelical churches in general, spilling over into adjacent and southern areas of the middle belt.” (GlobalSecurity.Org)
• “The predominant sect of Islam is Sunni; however, a small but growing Shia minority exists. Christians include Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, nontraditional evangelical and Pentecostal Christians, and adherents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).” (GlobalSecurity.Org)
• “The federal government approved the use of air carriers for religious pilgrimages to Mecca for Muslims and Jerusalem or Rome for Christians; it established airfares and negotiated bilateral air service agreements with Saudi Arabia and Israel to support these services. During the year President Goodluck Jonathan increased the allowances for both Christian and Muslim pilgrims. The National Hajj Commission provided logistical arrangements for approximately 75,000 annual pilgrims to Mecca. Likewise, the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission provided logistical arrangements for approximately 20,000 annual pilgrims to Jerusalem and Rome.”(GlobalSecurity.Org)
• “Violence between Christian and Muslim communities increased during 2010 in several regions arising from complex factors, including economic disparity, ethnic identity, and seasonal migration patterns.”(GlobalSecurity.Org)
• “In most cases competition for scarce resources, combined with livelihood differences and discriminatory employment practices, often underlay the violence.”(GlobalSecurity.Org)