Promisedland Missions Magazine, Issue 2

a promisedland canada publication | issue number two | marching forward to the promised land

missions

seminars

projects

prayers

get involved

community

Sokoto Katsina

Jigawa

Zamfara

Yobe

Kano

Kebbi

Borno

Bauchi

Gombe

Kaduna

Niger

Adamawa Plateau

ABUJA Kwara Nassarawa

Oyo Ekiti

Kogi

Taraba

Osun Ogun

Benue Ondo

Lagos

Enugu

Edo

Anambra Ebonyi

Delta Bayelsa

Our goal is to visit every single state in Nigeria. We have only just begun.

We look for opportunities to speak to leaders about developing a new vision for their communities.

Please contact us if you would like to help organize a seminar in your state. Be on the lookout, because we might be visiting your state soon. www.promisedlandministries.ca

Imo Abia

Cross River

We are seeding a nationwide vision and it is spreading

Akwa Ibom

Rivers

Abeokuta, Ogun State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Leadership Training Youth Seminar Seminars for Professionals Aiyetoro, Ogun State Transformation Seminar Odeda-Olodo, Ogun State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Leadership Training Youth Seminar

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Opeji, Ogun State Leadership Training Ajeromi, Lagos State Marriage Seminar

Badagry, Lagos State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Mile 2, Festac Town, Lagos State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Igando, Lagos State Marriage Seminar Ijanikin, Lagos State Seminars for Professionals Ikeja, Lagos State Professional Seminar Ikorodu, Lagos State Seminars for Professionals Satellite Town, Lagos State Marriage Seminar

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Ibadan, Oyo State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Leadership Training Youth Seminar Seminars for Professionals Ile-Ife, Oyo State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Ogbomosho, Oyo State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Youth Seminar Aramoko, Ekiti State Transformation Seminar Ilorin, Kwara State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar

Ondo, Ondo State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Benin City, Edo State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Warri, Delta State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Jikwoyi, Nasarawa State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Lokoja, Kogi State Transformation Seminar Marriage Seminar Seminars for Professionals

vision

Come help rebuild Nigeria, one community at a time!

contents In the footsteps of Nehemiah………… 4

Promisedland Ministries Canada is a Christian organization established by ’Segun and Titi Olude to mobilize individuals, churches and other groups in Nigeria and abroad to put their faith into action, and to find practical ways to transform their communities.

It’s a two-pronged mission—one is to mobilize Nigerians living abroad, the other is to mobilize Nigerians living at home. What we believe for is a joint effort between the two groups to work towards the rebuilding of our nation, one community at a time.

“Ask me and I will give the nations for your inheritance.” — Psalm 2: 8 This is a word that speaks of ownership!

Once we have asked the Lord for our nation, we can take possession of our inheritance.

Without walking in this promise, many continue to live in lack, not realizing that God has an inheritance for them. They have accepted and watched others squander away what is rightfully theirs, that which they were meant to leave for their children and grand children.

God has invested tremendous gifts and abilities in the people of our nation. He has also provided economic resources with cash crops, minerals and industries. Ours is to release the tremendous potential in our nation and this will take the coming together of the Nigerians abroad with their exposure to new and effective ways of doing things and those that are at home with the long standing values and traditions. A dialogue must begin on how to rebuild the different parts of the wall that have been broken down in our various communities.

Nigeria is our promised land…………… 6

We hope through our seminars that people are impacted in such a way that they are able to see the potential in the nation as God sees it and are ready to believe for the release of such potential. We hope this magazine will inspire you to take your new steps of faith as you see like minded people like yourselves all around the country, that are daring to believe and trust God for the transformation of their community.

Get inspired, Get working: 10 Things to transform Nigeria………… 15

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” — 1 Cor 2: 9. ’Segun + Titilola Olude, Founders

Transformation Seminar………………… 8 Leadership Seminar……………………… 9 Marriage Seminar………………………… 10 Financial Seminar……………………… 11 Youth Seminar…………………………… 12 Seminars for Professionals……………… 13 Mission Presentations…………………… 14 Meet our Directors + Advisers………… 15

Promisedland Projects………………… 16 Let us pray………………………………… 18 36 Quick Facts …………………………… 19 Ordinary people making a difference…

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Writing: Titilola Olude Editing, proofreading: Wande Olude, Jan Taylor, Brian Koldyk Photography, Design: ‘Segun Olude Printing: Peter Ezike, PE&C Ltd., 08023055700

Get inspired. Get working!

Our vision is to mobilize individuals, churches and organizations to put their faith into action and to find practical ways to transform their communities. visit our website www.promisedlandministries.ca drop us a line by email info@promisedlandministries.ca connect with us on facebook www.facebook.com/promisedlandcanada access resources www.promiselandministries.ca/resources

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In the footsteps of Nehemiah: Opeji community transformation Like Nehemiah, Pastor Dende has become an agent of change in his community. After participating in the transformation seminar he started to take another look at his community and in spite of the ruins, he also saw the potential.

With much prayer, his vision for a better community became clearer and he went around to introduce himself to the head teacher at the village primary school, the nurse at the village clinic and the police officer at the police post. He went further, and visited the heads of the villages that make up the community.

Opeji is a community of over five ethnic groups living within the same area: Hausa, Fulani, Bororo, Egun and Yoruba. The community often had conflict because of their differences. Armed robbery, and many unresolved quarrels were common. Also, many social services like clean water and health care were non-existent. The school was in a state of disrepair. Many of the people are farmers who are struggling to feed their families, battling unemployment and poverty.

Opeji is only about a thirty minute drive from Abeokuta, the capital city of Ogun state Nigeria, yet people could not afford the transportation costs to access services that may be available in the city.

In 2012, Pastor Dende was able to testify about all the changes that were occurring in his community. He admitted that he too was once discouraged, but today he is walking in victory.

God has faithfully brought help all around his community. The Odeda local government primary school now has renovated buildings, desks, electricity, swings, computers, textbooks and a promised lunch program.

The inter-house sports that they started was an encouragement to all the communities around them. This inspired everyone to ask God for help for their specific area.

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The clinic now has beds for the patients and other medical supplies. Crime is under control because of the vigilante group set up by the pastor. They now aid the police in their work.

The market is now operational and the local transporters have found a spot in the middle of town.

Pastor Dende’s congregation has increased and he has found favor with the authorities.

He says, “God has breathed new life into our community.” It hasn’t been a journey without its challenges. No wonder Nehemiah taught the people to say “We are God’s children we will start the rebuilding.”

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1. Pastor Dende of C.A.C., Opeji. 2. The first OLG Primary School inter-house sports in over 20 years. 3. OLG Primary School playing on the donated swing.

4. Opeji community mothers and their newborns. 5. The Bale of Opeji at a community event, setting a new tone for the community. 6. Solar powered light donated by friends of the Baale. 7. Parents and teachers gather at the OLG school for a community meeting. 8. The head-teacher and staff of OLG Primary School. 9. Opeji community nightwatch and vigilante group.

10. The head-nurse at the government-owned community clinic.

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Nigeria is our promisedland

River Niger at Lokoja

A major roundabout on Lagos Island Taking ownership of our nation has led us on a journey from one state to another with our eyes wide open. You would have to take the journey as well to get a full scope of what God has preserved for us in Nigeria.

Born and schooled in Lagos, one might be tempted to think Lagos is Nigeria, but it is not so! As impressive as the buildings and bridges are and as industrialized and congested as Lagos is, it is still only a very small part of what God has given to us in Nigeria.

The CIA world fact sheet gives us a glimpse!

Nigeria’s land is 910,768 sq. km, and the water ways, 13,000 sq km.

Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land.

Agricultural products: cocoa, peanuts, cotton, palm oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams, rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, timber, fish.

We might miss all these assets if we focus on all that is wrong with the nation. Nigeria, like Canaan, can be described as a land flowing with milk and honey. What an inheritance!

Industries: crude oil, coal, tin, columbite, rubber products, wood, hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel.

If God has given the land, then He has given a good thing! Just as some of the Israelites were intimidated about their inheritance, so many have been intimidated by the challenges that face us in working the land to get to its potential. Some have left for other lands only to find there is no place like home. Many have settled for mediocrity and accepted things the way they are. The children of God are called to stand and to believe in God’s best for the nation.

Nigeria is not only rich in industries, natural, and mineral resources, it is also rich in human resources, with peoples of different ethnicities and languages.

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country of about 170 million people. It is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; Hausa and Fulani, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Ijaw, Kanuri, Ibibio, Tiv, to name just a few.

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missions

Evangelists Ayo + Mabel Ajileye: Ministering to Marriages Evangelist couple Ayo and Mabel Ajileye of Three Fold Ministry in Lagos are taking ownership of their community. They have been inspired to put their faith in action by running marriage seminars every week at different churches around Lagos, helping hundreds of couples along the way. They know that strong marriages are foundational to strong families which in turn make for a strong community.

Through their effort many homes are being transformed.

Pastor Ogba: School Supplies Project

Pastor Jude Ighavuongbe: Orphanage Project

Pastor Augustine Ogba of Bible Foundation Disciple Church and his congregation are taking ownership of their community by reaching out to primary schools in Jikwoyi, in Nassarawa State. They provided students with exercise books and encouraged the staff and students of the school to look for ways to positively impact their community.

Pastor Jude of Bible Faith Living Church and his congregation are taking ownership of their community in Benin City by reaching out to a local orphanage by donating clothing and food. They know that their efforts are making a huge difference in the lives of the children.

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Transformation Seminars:

Presenting a new vision to Nigerians

Aiyetoro, Ogun State

Promisedland Transformation Seminars are designed for pastors, church workers and community leaders to learn how to transform their communities, not just through prayers, but by using the gifts and talents of members of their congregation and community to meet the needs of their communities.

Having a new vision for the community is essential to any leader that wants to rebuild.

Participants that attend these seminars come from various churches, denominations and communities. They learn how to transform their communities and how to use the church as a rallying point for the community.

The one-day seminar includes a video-based presentation to show how other communities have been transformed through prayer and acts of service. There is a biblical teaching on “The Nehemiah Principles,� aimed at preparing leaders and workers to conduct research to identify the resources in the community. There is a workshop and discussion session, to develop strategies for the rebuilding of each community and how to implement them. There are also discussions on how to help other surrounding communities develop a vision for transformation.

The seminar concludes with a prayer session for the transformation of each community represented at the event. Refreshments are served afterwards.

Ilorin, Kwara State

Festac Town, Lagos State

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seminars

Leadership Seminars:

Strengthening the hands of leaders for work

Ondo, Ondo State

Leadership exerts much influence over the future of a nation. Therefore, it is essential to establish Godly leadership, not only in the families but in the different institutions, the community and the nation as a whole.

Promisedland Leadership Seminars are a one-day intensive leadership training for pastors, workers and leaders, based on the Joshua Principles of servant-leadership, which discuss how to develop individuals into Godly and effective leaders, and release them into the society.

Godly character is essential for individuals who will use their gifts and abilities to impact their community. Leaders are encouraged to live out their faith in God,

in servant-leadership in their homes and communities. Leadership, based on godly principles, results in Godly guidance and direction for the community.

Seminars are run at a host church, usually after the Sunday service. This gives the other church leaders in the community an opportunity to attend this non-denominational training. Youth leaders are also encouraged to attend.

Lagos Island, Lagos State

During the workshop session, we exchange ideas on how to apply the principles taught in the seminar, and develop strategies to implement them in our communities, we then end the meeting in a time of fellowship.

Lokoja, Kogi State

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Marriage Seminars:

Strong families make a strong nation

Satellite Town, Lagos State

Promisedland Marriage Seminars are multi-denominational seminars for married couples and single adults based on Married for Life studies by 2=1 International.

Families are foundational to a community and families are built around marriages.

Marriages, therefore, are an important part of God’s plan for our nation.

The teaching is based on thirteen biblical principles for marriage. Some of the topics covered are Covenant, One Flesh, Roles, Sowing and Reaping, Forgiveness, Faith Vision and Trust, Praying Together, Agreement, Flowing Together in the Spirit, Intimacy, Spiritual Warfare, Life patterns, One-Flesh Ministry.

A Godly marriage builds a Godly family. Godly families make up a Godly community that in turn make a Godly nation.

Leaders are encouraged to live out their faith in God, in their homes and communities rather than the traditional standards of marriage which do not line up with the Word of God. The other way breeds chaos in the homes.

We also have a workshop session where couples deliberate on how to help rebuild the marriages in their community. Seminars end with a question and answer period, and refreshments are served.

The marriage seminars are run in a host church usually after the Sunday service. This gives the other church leaders the opportunity to attend from their own churches.

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Lagos Island, Lagos State

Badagry, Lagos State

seminars

Financial Seminars:

Teaching the church to be good stewards

Benin City, Edo State

Promisedland Financial Seminars are multi-denominational financial seminars for adults based on Biblical Financial Study

by Crown Financial Ministries.

When we see the lack in our communities we know that we are perishing for our lack of knowledge. To rebuild the economy of our nation, biblical financial truth must first be applied to our personal life then to the economy of the nation. We must become financially accountable to God, so that we can be known as faithful stewards.

The financial seminars are run in a hosting church usually after the Sunday service.

This gives the other church leaders opportunity to attend from their other churches.

The teaching is based on ten biblical principles for finances. Some of the topics covered are, God’s part and our part, Debt, Counsel, Honesty, Giving, Work, Investing, Perspective, Eternity.

Leaders are encouraged to live out their faith in God, in their homes and communities rather than the traditional spending habits and lack of accountability. This has led us to poverty and lack, corruption and greed.

We can begin to experience the abundant life that God has promised.

During the workshop session, leaders develop their own personal budget and deliberate on how to help rebuild the economy in their community on biblical foundation.

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Lokoja, Kogi State

Youth Seminars:

A God-given vision for a great future

Ibadan, Oyo State

The youth are the next generation of leaders of a nation. Therefore, it is essential to establish a Godly direction in their lives, which in turn will determine the direction of the nation. Promisedland Youth Seminars are non-denominational seminars for youth and young adults in trade school, secondary school, college or university in the surrounding community.

The youth seminar is held in a host church as a weekday evening event, right after school or work. The youth seminars are designed to help the youth and young adults realize their significance and their part in the rebuilding of their community.

The seminars teach how to receive and live out a God-given vision, and the assurance that God will support the vision to see it fulfilled. The seminars also help youth to identify their motivational gifts and how to develop and use their gifts through the various stages and seasons of life.

Benin City, Edo State

Seminars end with a workshop and discussion session, where strategies are developed on how to put their faith into action in their families, schools, communities.

Refreshments are served afterwards!

Ondo, Ondo State

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Seminars for Professionals:

Creating change with God-given skills and talents

Ikeja, Lagos State

Ibadan, Oyo State

Osiele, Ogun State Promisedland supports professional development through seminars held in higher institutions, or with professional organizations, to facilitate the exchange and generation of sustainable ideas.

or with professional designers working in the local community. The seminar covers various topics of interest such as: History recorded in visuals, Heroes legends and villians, back to Basics, Balancing talent with passion.

As professionals in different fields of study, we hope individuals will not just use their abilities to earn a living, but also use it to serve by volunteering in their community through coaching, teaching, mentoring and skills-transfer activities.

During the workshop sessions, participants are encouraged to look for ways to use their gifts and abilities to serve and make an impact within their immediate communities.

Certificates of attendance are issued to participants. There is opportunity to network and refreshments are served at the end of the seminar.

’Segun, being a professional graphic designer, runs design seminars whenever there is opportunity.

The professional seminars are held in collaboration with the Fine Art, and Applied Art and Design departments of institutions

When possible, Promisedland makes donations of books collected from professionals abroad to the host institution for their school or association library.

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Osiele, Ogun State

Lokoja, Kogi State

Mission Presentations:

Spreading the word, encouraging others

Winnipeg, Canada

Promisedland mission presentations are a way of reaching out to Nigerians living abroad, to remind them of the need to re-build the nation and to encourage them that they too can make a difference in their communities in Nigeria.

Promisedland presentations are targeted to Nigerians and Nigerian groups abroad, such as the Nigerians In Diaspora Organization (NIDO), and other Nigerian associations and churches. We organize events, or look for opportunities during events and celebrations by other Nigerian organizations, to cast a renewed vision for the future of Nigeria and the importance of everyone’s participation.

The slide show features community projects that can be taken up by an individual or an organization and they show the impact of the projects on the rural community.

We believe that Nigerians living around the world can provide insight into new ways to deal with some of the challenges in our communities and this is the time to go back and contribute, participate, mentor, teach, encourage and cooperate to rebuild our rural communities. There is a workshop session where we deliberate and strategize on what individuals can do to make a difference.

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get involved meet our directors and advisers We are thankful for the support of our family, friends, advisers and those who serve on the board of Promisedland in Canada.

Get inspired, get working!

Brian + Diana Koldyk

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things you can do to transform nigeria

1. set up a prayer group Prayer is the key that open doors to the change that we desire to see in our communities. Set up a time to pray and target the things that need to change. Invite others to join you in prayer.

2. become a mentor Rachel + ’Segun Alao

Use the same gifts and abilities that you use to earn a living to mentor someone. You will be an encouragement to the next generation.

3. provide health information The rural communities could use your help as many of the new mothers need information about inexpensive nutrition and how to maintain good health for themselves and their children.

4. clothe the poor We all have clothes that we no longer use because they are out of style, yet there are those who have none. Collect old clothes and re-distribute to those who are in need.

Sherry + Paul Ansloos

5. support school sports Sports are excellent stimulants for the minds of youth and healthy competition can bring communities together.

Soccer is our national sport, so help to organize tournaments help to bring new vitality to a community.

6. clean up the market place The garbage dumped in the gutters are a health hazard.

Choose to work in a cleaner environment and arrange a weekly clean up. Set a better example for the next generation.

7. provide drinking water Doug + Jan Taylor

Many communities are still drinking from the stream, which causes a lot of water borne diseases. Help to dig a well and provide clean water for others to drink.

8. provide clinic supplies There are many villages still without health supplies in their clinics and families have to travel for miles to get any health care. Donate clinic supplies for the village clinic.

9. provide school supplies Many schools remain without the supplies necessary to properly educate our children. Donate desks, text books, exercise books, writing tools, and even swings for playtime.

Bruce + Jeannette Klekta

10. provide orphanage supplies Children in the orphanages are already starting out their life at a disadvantage without their parents. Donate food and clothing supplies for their care.

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Promisedland Projects:

Teaching by example, laying down foundations

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From traveling around Nigeria and visiting different rural communities, Promisedland has adopted community projects that benefit the church, school, and community as examples of rebuilding what has been broken down. We rebuild rather than abandon, and we are starting to witness the transformation of communities.

Promisedland projects also serve as examples of what other Nigerians living abroad can do to help rebuild lives and communities in Nigeria. They are projects that can be completed during a short visit to Nigeria.

Our projects are undertaken in direct partnership with a local church pastor who has attended a transformation seminar and

learned to identify the needs of his community. He or she must also be willing to oversee the project from concept to completion.

Pastors and leaders are encouraged to identify what is broken down in their community, and to look for help from within their community at home, or source funds from indigenes of the community abroad.

By adopting a community in Nigeria, Nigerians living abroad no longer need to feel discouraged about the situation at home, but become part of the solution. Some Nigerians abroad now engage in doing projects with their family and friends, or with their organizations.

It is time to rebuild! All hands on deck.

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Clean Water Project In the rural areas, people wash, bathe, drink and fish a single source that flows through several communities that use the water for the same things. It is no wonder that water-borne diseases are still rampant in Nigeria.

Promisedland collaborates with a local church to provide clean water accessible to the whole community by digging new wells. The wells provide a convenient source of clean water, instead of having women and children walk for miles to fetch water from dirty streams.

Providing a well for a community is a way to provide safe drinking water and makes a positive impact on the health and well being of a whole community.

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Church Supplies Project

School Supplies Project

Clinic Project

The local churches often do not have all the supplies that they need to meet the demands of their congregation and community. Some churches are still trying to secure land or complete their building project with windows and doors. Promisedland finds ways to help them meet their obligations and remain a source of encouragement to their community.

The schools in the rural communities in Nigeria don’t always have the supplies they need, to provide good education for the children. Promisedland collaborates with a local church to provide the schools with exercise books; repair the roofs of some school buildings; repair broken desks, chairs and benches; swing sets for recess; and uniforms for sporting activities.

In rural communities many of the residents are not able to get adequate care from the community clinic because of a lack of medical supplies. Some of the clinics are in a state of disrepair.

We assist by providing them with needed resources, equipment, and supplies such as flooring, roofing, windows, plastic chairs, and ceiling fans.

Promisedland donates Leadership Bibles to pastors to assist with their growth as Christian leaders. Supporting churches with resource materials and equipment and supplies makes a positive impact on their ability to meet the demands of their immediate community.

To get all this done, we rely on a local pastor that is willing to oversee the projects and send us timely updates on the progress.

Supporting schools in this manner goes a long way to improve the learning environment for school children.

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Promisedland was able to collaborate with a local church to provide much needed beds, mattresses, and pillows for use in the community clinic. Others have joined by supplying mosquito nets for windows, generators and other medical supplies for patients’ comfort.

Providing medical supplies for village clinics is a way to save lives and make a huge impact on a community. Supplies for newborns and new mothers will go a long way to alleviate poverty.

prayers

Let us pray for the transformation of Nigeria

Olodo, Ogun State

Nigeria is our inheritance and the promised land for all Nigerians, no matter where they reside. We have been blessed by so much in human and natural resources, but the blessing has not reached everyone.

Even though we are discouraged with the challenges facing our nation, we must learn to see it through God’s eyes. Our nation is well provided for by the Lord and rich in human resources as well as economic resources.

We are so rich and He has called us to a life that is abundant! Confident of this, we should then pray the following prayer targets until we see the changes we desire to see in our nation.

• Let us confess all doubt or unbelief about what God can do concerning the situation in our nation.

• Pray also for the land to bring forth its increase in crops and minerals, that the people might live in abundance.

• Let us turn to Him for help, in faith that He will do above and beyond what we can ask or think.

• Pray for the government officials that they will be filled with wisdom on how to manage the resources for the good of the people.

• Pray for the church and the leaders that they will be relentless in teaching people about the Lord and bringing people to salvation

• Pray for markets to open up world wide for exchange of goods and services.

• Pray that they will train the people to grow into maturity and live a life worthy of the call of God on their lives.

• Pray for the church to support their faith with action and always reach out to those in need.

• Pray that the church will have discernment to identify and fight the enemy who wants to hold the people bound in ungodliness.

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• Pray for opportunities for the people to be able to use their gifts and abilities to earn a living.

• Pray for programs that will help the poor, orphans and widows who cannot take care of themselves.

• Thank God for the thoughts that He thinks towards our nation and for the plans He has made for us to prosper.

resources quick facts about nigeria

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ABIA STATE Capital: Umuahia Population: 2,833,999 Local Governments: 17 Ethnic Groups: 1 Cash Crops: palm produce, coco-yam, cassava, rice, plantain, banana, maize and cocoyam, banana and various types of fruits. Minerals: Crude oil Industries: Mechanised poultry farm, fish farming, large forest area (raw pulp), paper industry, fishing.

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ADAMAWA STATE Capital: Yola Population: 3,737,223 Local Governments: 31 Ethnic Groups: 4 Cash Crops: Cotton and groundnuts, maize, yam, cassava, guinea corn, millet and rice.

Minerals: Not listed.

Industries: fishing cattle rearing.

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AKWA IBOM STATE Capital: Uyo Population: 4,805,451 Local Governments: 21 Ethnic Groups: 1 Cash Crops: rice and yearround fishing.

Minerals: crude oil.

Industries: Mechanised agriculture, Ibom rice, tourism.

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ANAMBRA STATE Capital: Awka Population: 4,055,048 Local Governments: 21 Ethnic Groups: 2 Cash crop: Not Listed Minerals: natural gas, crude oil, bauxite, ceramics.

Industries: fish farming, animal husbandry, automobile.

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BAUCHI STATE Capital: Bauchi Population: 4,653,066 Local Governments: 21 Ethnic Groups: 55 Cash Crops: maize, rice, millet, groundnut and guinea corn.

Minerals: Not Listed.

Industries: steel, water, ceramics, food and beverages, cattle and livestock.

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BAYELSA STATE Capital: Yenagoa Population: 1,998,349 Local Governments: 8 Ethnic Groups: 4 Cash crop: Fishing, farming, palm oil milling, lumbering, palm wine tapping, local gin making, trading, carving and weaving.

Minerals: clay, sand and gravel, oil and gas.

Industries: oil production, electricity generation.

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BENUE STATE Capital: Makurdi Population: 5,181,642 Local Governments: 23 Ethnic Groups: 5 Cash Crops: yams, rice, beans, cassava, potatoes, maize, soya beans, sorghum, millet and coco-yam.

Minerals: limestone, gypsum, anhydride, kaolin, natural gas, salt, petroleum oil, lead and zinc, barytes, clay, coal, calcite, germstones and magnetite.

Industries: Taraku Mills Limited, Benue Brewery Limited, Benue Burnt Bricks, Benco Roof Tiles and Ago Millers Limited.

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BORNO STATE Capital: Maiduguri Population: 4,588,668 Local Governments: 27 Ethnic Groups: 3 Cash crop: castor plants (vegetable oil), sun flower, and soya beans.

Minerals: Not Listed Industries: Not Listed

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CROSS RIVER STATE Capital: Calabar Population: 3,104,446 Local Governments: 18 Ethnic Groups: 23 Cash Crops: cassava, yams, rice, plantain, banana, cocoyam, maize, cocoa, rubber, groundnut, and palm produce.

Minerals: limestone, titanium, tin ore, ceramic raw materials and hardstone and oil.

Industries: fishing, fish farming, including processing, storage, and marketing; cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits, and poultry.

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DELTA STATE Capital: Asaba Population: 6,710,214 Local Governments: 25 Ethnic Groups: 5 Cash crop: cassava, cocoyams, yam and potatoes; year-round fishing products including fresh fish, crabs, shrimps and dried fish.

Minerals: 35% of Nigeria’s crude oil and some considerable amount of natural gas.

Industries: crude oil, glass manufacturing at Ughelli, the African Timber and Plywood factory in Sapele, and the Asaba Textile Mills, Delta Boatyard, and the Delta Steel Company.

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EBONYI STATE Capital: Abakaliki Population: 1,739,136 Local Governments: 13 Ethnic Groups: 9 Cash Crops: yam, cassava, plantain, banana, maize, cocoyam,palm produce, cocoa, rubber, rice, yams, potatoes, maize, beans.

Minerals: salt Industries: plastic and cement block manufacturing, and food processing.

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EDO STATE Capital: Benin Population: 3,497,502 Local Governments: 18 Ethnic Groups: 5 Cash Crops: rubber, cocoa, palm produce, yams, cassava, rice, plantain, guinea-corn, fruits and vegetables.

Minerals: crude oil, natural gas, marble, chalk, clay, and limestone.

Industries: cement, breweries, pharmaceutical companies, livestock feed, and flour mills.

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EKITI STATE Capital: Ado Ekiti Population: 2,737,186 Local Governments: 16 Ethnic Group: 1 Cash Crops: rice, kolanut, oil palm and cocoa, cassava, yam, cocoyam, maize, cowpea, plantain and fruits like cashew, mango, orange, wood and forest products.

Minerals: clay, kaolin, columbite, cassiterite, foundry-sand, bauxite, clarcomite and charcoalnite granite.

Industries: wood products manufacturing and wood industry

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ENUGU STATE Capital: Enugu Population: 5,590,513 Local Governments: 17 Ethnic Groups: 1 Cash Crops: yam tubers, palm produce and rice.

Minerals: coal,limestone, iron ore, crude oil, natural gas, and bauxite.

Industries: salt, cashew, vegetable oil production, aluminium production, building materials, motor vehicle parts, steels, flour milling, brewries, paints production, livestock feedmills, construction, and furniture production.

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GOMBE STATE Capital: Gombe Population: 2,353,000 Local Governments: 11 Ethnic Groups: 1 Cash Crops: yam cassava, maize, tomato, groundnut, cottons.

Minerals: uranium, gypsum, and limestone.

Industries: agro-based industries; the tomato company, cotton ginery, groundnut oil mills, cement industry, furniture manufacturing.

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IMO STATE Capital: Owerri Population: 3,934,899 Local Governments: 27 Ethnic Groups: 1 Cash Crops: palm produce, cocoa, rubber, yam, cassava, coco-yam and maize; large forest trees like iroko, mahogany, obeche, gmelina, bamboo, rubber palm, oil palm.

Minerals: crude oil, lead, zinc, white clay, fine sand, limestone and natural gas in commercial quantities.

Industries: pharmaceuticals,

card packaging, resin paint production, aluminium manufacturing, Saab spare parts production; steel, sponge, baking, polythene, and paper industries.

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JIGAWA STATE Capital: Dutse Population: 2,829,929 Local Governments: 27 Ethnic Groups: 3 Cash Crops: Not Listed.

Minerals: Not Listed.

Industries: farming, livestock, blacksmithing, leather-works, tailoring, auto repairs, metal works, carpentry, tanning, dyeing, food processing, masonry.

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KADUNA STATE Capital: Kaduna Population: 6,066,562 Local Governments: 23 Ethnic Groups: 12 Cash Crops: yam, cotton, groundnut, tobacco, maize, beans, guinea corn, millet, ginger, rice and cassava.

Minerals: clay, serpentine, asbestos, amethyst, kyannite, gold, graphite, siltimanite Industries: carpets, textiles, reinforced concrete materials, bicycles assembly, toiletries, cigarettes, dairy products, soft drinks, flour, groundnut oil; leather, defence industries, petroleum refinery, animal rearing and poultry farming, including cattle, sheep, goats and pigs.

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KANO STATE Capital: Kano Population: 9,383,682 Local Governments: 44 Ethnic Groups: 1 Cash crops: groundnut.

Industries: livestocks Minerals: Not Listed.

Industries: Not Listed.

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KATSINA STATE Capital:Katsina Population: 6,483,429 Local Governments: 34 Ethnic Groups: 2 Cash Crops: cotton, groundnut, millet, guinea corn, maize, rice, wheat, vegetables and livestock.

Minerals: kaolin and asbestos.

Industries: Not Listed.

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KEBBI STATE Capital: Birnin Kebbi Population:3,630,931 Local Governments: 21 Ethnic Groups: 5 Cash Crops: millet, guinea-corn, maize, cassava, potato, rice, beans, onions and vegetables, wheat, soya beans, ginger, sugarcane, groundnut, and tobacco. Also fruits such as mango, cashew, guava and pawpaw.

Mineral: limestone, salt, clay, and gypsum.

Industries: dairy product, fish farming, cattle rearing.

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KOGI STATE Capital: Lokoja Population:3,595,789 Local Governments: 21 Ethnic Groups: 11 Cash Crops: yam, cassava, soya bean, cocoyam, maize, millet, rice, guinea corn, palm produce, cowpea, cocoa, coffee and cashew.

Minerals: iron ore, mica, marble,

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limestone, coal, crude oil, gold, iron-ore,kaolin, casserite, columbite, tantalite, feldspar, and dolomite.

Industries: iron and steel, marble, sawmills, ceramics, oil palm, and iron-ore.

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KWARA STATE Capital: Ilorin Population: 2,591,555 Local Governments: 16 Ethnic Groups: 4 Cash Crops: cotton, cocoa, coffee, kolanut, tobacco, beniseed and palm produce.

Minerals: limestone, marble, feldspar, clay, kaolin, quartz, granite rocks, dolomite, gold, tantalite.

Industries: match production, breweries, soap and detergent, pharmaceuticals, textile, furniture, paper, foam, biscuits, sugar, agricultural products manufacturing, flour mills, animal feed mills, and motorcycle assembly plant, and plastic manufacturing.

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LAGOS STATE Capital: Ikeja Population: 9,013,534 Local Governments: 20 Ethnic Groups: 5 Cash crop: maize, cassava, vegetable, rice, yam, coco-yam, cowpea, soya beans, pine apple, coconut, oil palm, kolanut, cocoa, plantain, banana, cashew, citrus fruits and rubber Minerals: clay, silica, glass, bitumen, off-shore oil.

Industries: over 2,000 industries including food processing, soap, leather-works, textile, ceramics, raffia, goldsmithing, cement, and roofing products manufacturing; Tin Can Island and Apapa seaports; poultry, pig, goat, sheep cattle, rabbit, fish, and shrimp farming.

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NASSARAWA STATE Capital: Lafia Population: 2,040,097 Local Governments: 13 Ethnic Groups: Not Listed.

Cash Crops: cassava, yam, rice, maize, guinea corn, beans, soya beans, beniseed, asha, and millet.

Minerals: columbite, coal, and aquamarine.

Industries: mining, energy, and steel; jewelry manufacturing.

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NIGER STATE Capital: Minna Population: 3,950,249 Local Governments: 25 Ethnic Groups: Not Listed.

Cash Crops: sorghum, maize, rice, millet, cowpea, yam, cassava, sweet potatoes, groundnut, cotton, soyabeans, sugarcane, melon, and vegetables.

Minerals: Not Listed.

Industries: hydro-electric power stations, tourism.

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OGUN STATE Capital: Abeokuta Population: 4,054,272 Local Governments: 20 Ethnic Groups: 1 Cash Crops: rice, maize, cassava, yam and banana, cocoa, kolanut, rubber, palm oil and palm kernels; also large scale timber, and rubber production.

Minerals: limestone, chalk, phosphate, construction quality stone and gravel.

Industries: cement factories and allied industries.

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ONDO STATE Capital: Akure Population: 3,440,000 Local Governments: 18 Ethnic Groups: 9 Cash Crops: yams, cassava and palm produce, and fishing.

Minerals: Not Listed.

Industries: wood industries, oil palm mill, cocoa processing factory, glass, metal Industry.

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OSUN STATE Capital: Oshogbo Population: 4,137,627 Local Governments: 30 Ethnic Groups: 5 Cash Crops: Yam, maize, cassava, beans, coco-yam, tobacco and palm produce.

Minerals: Not Listed.

Industries: tourism

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OYO STATE Capital: Ibadan Population: 6,617,720 Local Governments: 33 Ethnic Groups: 1 Cash Crops: maize, yam, cassava, millet, rice, plantains, cocoa, palm produce, cashew.

Minerals: clay, kaolin, aquamarine.

Industries: cattle ranching, dairy farming.

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PLATEAU STATE Capital: Jos Population: 3,178,712 Local Governments: 17 Ethnic Groups: 36 Cash Crops: maize, cotton, groundnuts, beans and millet, guinea corn, acha, cassava, rice, coco-yam, cotton, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, wheat, rice, sorghum, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, green beans, cucumbers, peas, green peppers.

Minerals: tin.

Industries: tin mining, livestock farming—cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry and rabbits; tourism.

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RIVERS STATE Capital: Port Harcourt Population: 6,689,087 Local Governments: 23 Ethnic Groups: 3 Cash Crops: Not Listed.

Minerals: crude oil.

Industries: petroleum industries–AGIP, Texaco, Elf, NPRC; tyre manufacturing, plastic manufacturing; glass, aluminium, risonpalm industries; breweries; sea ports and ocean terminals.

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SOKOTO STATE Capital city: Sokoto Population: 4,392,391 Local Governments: 23 Ethnic Groups: 2 Cash Crops: millet ,rice, corn and various cereals; cotton, beans, tomatoes and vegetables grown in the region.

Minerals: Not Listed.

Industries: Not Listed.

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TARABA STATE Capital: Jalingo Population: 2,688,944 Local Governments: 16 Ethnic Groups: 11 Cash Crops: coffee, tea, groundnut, cotton, maize, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava, and yam Minerals: Not Listed.

Industries: cattle, sheep, goats; rabbit breeding and pig farming; dairy farms, fishing, pottery, cloth-weaving, dyeing, mat-making, carving, embroidery and blacksmithing; tourism.

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YOBE STATE Capita: Damaturu Population: 2,532,395 Local Governments: 17 Ethnic Groups: 8 Cash Crops: gum Arabic, groundnuts, beans, cotton.

Minerals: gypsum, kaolin, and quartz.

Industries: Cattle market, fishing

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ZAMFARA STATE Capital: Gusau Population: 3,602,356 Local Governments: 14 Ethnic Groups: 13 Cash Crops: millet, guinea corn, maize, rice, groundnut, cotton, tobacco, beans.

Minerals: Not Listed Industries: bakery industry, Gusau Oil Mill, textile, sweets factory, cotton gingery and weaving. ***************************

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ABUJA FCT Capital: Abuja Population: 778,567 Districts: 6 Ethnic Groups: 8 Cash Crops: yams, cassava, maize, plantains, sorghum, guinea corn and rice.

Minerals: marble, tin, mica, clay, wolfromite, tantalite and talc.

Industries: tourism.

Ordinary people like you and I are making a difference Everywhere we go, it is people who make things happen.

Many are called, but of those who respond, there are many blessings that await them for their obedience.

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