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Nigeria Episcopal Area

Poverty
Bishop Joaquina F. Nhanala of Mozambique and agricultural missionary Innocent Afful listen to The United Methodist Church’s plans for existing land in Africa during an agricultural summit held Jan. 13-16 in Johannesburg. Photo by Eveline Chikwanah.

African bishops ready to transform agriculture
United Methodist leaders pledge to move from the current subsistence farming to commercial ventures that can financially support the church.
Theology and Education
Students at the Guinter Memorial Secondary school write notes in their classroom. Photo by Richard Fidelis.

Central Nigeria Conference opens new secondary school
Along with a Christian foundation, students — many of whom could not afford government or private schools — prepare for higher education.
Mission and Ministry
Babangida Ibrahim laminates a document at the Northern Nigeria Conference’s computer training center in Gombe, Nigeria. The center has a new solar energy system that is helping the conference and its students save money. Photo by Daniel Garba.

Solar power a game changer for Nigeria computer center
Northern Nigeria Conference decreases tuition fees and increases profits with the installation of solar energy project.
Poverty
Jeru Barnabas is one of 800 women who received microfinance loans through the Empower Her project, a ministry of The United Methodist Church in Nigeria. Photo by the Rev. Ande Emmanuel.

Empowering Nigerian women through microloans
The United Methodist Church in Nigeria's "Empower Her" project is helping women start small businesses to provide for their families.

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