Tackling Historic Violence through Dialogue in Nigeria

For those championing peace in Nigeria, 2021 ended on a depressing note. Saturday, December 18, less than two weeks before the new year, deadly violence erupted between farmers and herdsmen in the country’s central Nasarawa state. At least 45 lives…

Prioritize peace instead of religion — CAN, KAICIID, NSCIA, others beg Nigerians

By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja AS part of efforts geared towards promoting unity and peace across the nation, prominent religious bodies, including the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), and…

Don’t allow tribal, religious sentiments to divide you, Archbishop Kaigama cautions youths

Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, the Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, has cautioned youths against allowing tribal and religious sentiment to divide them. Kaigama, in an exhortation at a Prayer Programme – Holy Hour With The Youth – at Our Lady…

Nigeria 2020: Interreligious Dialogue for a New Decade

It was in January, ,2020. The KAICIID-supported Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP) held its first peace conference, providing an important lens through which to examine conflict resolution and peacekeeping efforts in Nigeria. As the Centre’s programming enters a new…

Archbishop Kaigama on Christians and Muslims in Nigeria

By Paul Samasumo – Vatican City The Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, has called on Christians and Muslims to show genuine respect and mutual acceptance towards each other’s belief. “Even though our practice of religion in Nigeria is quite laudable…
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